Morocco vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

Morocco
644,349
in 2025
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
33.67 million
in 2024
Morocco rank
45th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
43rd

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • Morocco
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 33.67 million against 644,349 in Morocco, a difference of 33.02 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 52.2 times Morocco's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 45th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 222 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 521,677 9.85 million 9.33 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 629,302 13.25 million 12.62 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 657,513 17.22 million 16.56 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 621,951 22.21 million 21.59 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 659,404 28.88 million 28.22 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 653,211 32.97 million 32.32 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, Morocco or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 33.67 million against 644,349 in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between Morocco and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
33.02 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Morocco and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
Morocco ranks 45th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release