Morocco vs Zambia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Morocco
3.92 million
in 2025
Zambia
3.94 million
in 2025
Morocco rank
44th
Zambia rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Morocco
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.94 million against 3.92 million in Morocco, a difference of 19,420.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 222 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.42 million 952,073 1.46 million Morocco
1980s 2.94 million 1.34 million 1.59 million Morocco
1990s 3.87 million 1.73 million 2.14 million Morocco
2000s 3.81 million 2.25 million 1.56 million Morocco
2010s 3.82 million 3.07 million 747,765 Morocco
2020s 3.99 million 3.79 million 201,350 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Morocco or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.94 million against 3.92 million in Morocco as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Morocco and Zambia?
19,420, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Zambia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Morocco and Zambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 44th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release