Mauritania vs Morocco: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Mauritania
12 years
in 2025
Morocco
12 years
in 2025
Mauritania rank
30th
Morocco rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Mauritania
- Morocco
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Morocco, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 30th and Morocco ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 1990s | 12 years | 12.7 years | 0.7 years | Morocco |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to lower secondary education, Mauritania or Morocco?
- Mauritania, at 12 years against 12 years in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Mauritania and Morocco?
- 0 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Morocco?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Morocco rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Mauritania ranks 30th and Morocco ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release