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

France
4.17 million number
in 2019
Morocco
3.94 million number
in 2020
France rank
36th
Morocco rank
38th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Morocco
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How they compare

France currently reports 4.17 million number against 3.94 million number in Morocco, a difference of 227,370 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

France ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 38th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Morocco Difference Ahead
1970s 4.26 million number 2.56 million number 1.69 million number France
1980s 3.94 million number 2.89 million number 1.05 million number France
1990s 3.84 million number 3.92 million number 79,874 number Morocco
2000s 3.88 million number 3.80 million number 79,916 number France
2010s 4.13 million number 3.70 million number 434,055 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, France or Morocco?
France, at 4.17 million number against 3.94 million number in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between France and Morocco?
227,370 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Morocco?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do France and Morocco rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
France ranks 36th and Morocco ranks 38th of 206 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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