Algeria vs Morocco: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Algeria
2.0%
in 2008
Morocco
2.3%
in 2017
Algeria rank
113th
Morocco rank
111th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time

  • Algeria
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2.3% against 2.0% in Algeria, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 113th and Morocco ranks 111th of 166 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Morocco Difference Ahead
1970s 11.7% 41.1% 29.4% Morocco
1980s 10.4% 28.4% 18.1% Morocco
1990s 7.7% 28.8% 21.1% Morocco
2000s 4.3% 10.3% 6.0% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male, Algeria or Morocco?
Morocco, at 2.3% against 2.0% in Algeria as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Algeria and Morocco?
0.3%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2008.
How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Algeria ranks 113th and Morocco ranks 111th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/