Italy vs Morocco: Official entrance age to compulsory education
Italy
6 years
in 2025
Morocco
6 years
in 2025
Italy rank
21st
Morocco rank
21st
Official entrance age to compulsory education over time
- Italy
- Morocco
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Morocco, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 21st and Morocco ranks 21st of 205 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 7 years | 1 years | Morocco |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Italy or Morocco?
- Italy, at 6 years against 6 years in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Italy and Morocco?
- 0 years, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Morocco?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Morocco rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Italy ranks 21st and Morocco ranks 21st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The official age for entering compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.