Algeria vs Morocco: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Algeria
3.12 million number
in 2018
Morocco
2.91 million number
in 2019
Algeria rank
34th
Morocco rank
37th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 3.12 million number against 2.91 million number in Morocco, a difference of 209,830 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 34th and Morocco ranks 37th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Morocco Difference Ahead
1970s 1.46 million number 1.46 million number 1,740 number Morocco
1980s 2.07 million number 2.24 million number 171,379 number Morocco
1990s 2.91 million number 2.58 million number 328,015 number Algeria
2000s 3.71 million number 3.06 million number 646,149 number Algeria
2010s 3.55 million number 3.06 million number 485,459 number Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Algeria or Morocco?
Algeria, at 3.12 million number against 2.91 million number in Morocco as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Algeria and Morocco?
209,830 number, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 34th and Morocco ranks 37th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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