Italy vs Morocco: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Italy
569,500 number
in 2020
Morocco
621,902 number
in 2020
Italy rank
43rd
Morocco rank
41st

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Italy
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 621,902 number against 569,500 number in Italy, a difference of 52,402 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 43rd and Morocco ranks 41st of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Morocco Difference Ahead
1970s 898,015 number 491,692 number 406,322 number Italy
1980s 829,770 number 557,106 number 272,664 number Italy
1990s 606,966 number 648,958 number 41,992 number Morocco
2000s 547,820 number 645,374 number 97,554 number Morocco
2010s 561,648 number 603,477 number 41,829 number Morocco
2020s 569,500 number 621,902 number 52,402 number Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Italy or Morocco?
Morocco, at 621,902 number against 569,500 number in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Italy and Morocco?
52,402 number, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Morocco?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Italy and Morocco rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Italy ranks 43rd and Morocco ranks 41st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.