How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Spain?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs Spain: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Morocco

1.39 million number

in 2019

Spain

1.26 million number

in 2020

Morocco rank

53rd

Spain rank

55th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

Morocco
Spain

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.39 million number against 1.26 million number in Spain, a difference of 129,390 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Morocco ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 55th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.09 million number	1.96 million number	869,886 number	Spain
1980s	1.24 million number	1.78 million number	542,079 number	Spain
1990s	1.35 million number	1.23 million number	115,640 number	Morocco
2000s	1.23 million number	1.21 million number	19,747 number	Morocco
2010s	1.29 million number	1.44 million number	144,804 number	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Morocco or Spain?: Morocco, at 1.39 million number against 1.26 million number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Morocco and Spain?: 129,390 number, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Spain?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Morocco and Spain rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?: Morocco ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.