Morocco vs Upper middle income: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female

Morocco
56.0%
in 2018
Upper middle income
48.7%
in 2019
Morocco rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
27th

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female over time

  • Morocco
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 56.0% against 48.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Morocco ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 61.5% 69.4% 7.9% Upper middle income
1990s 64.9% 62.4% 2.5% Morocco
2000s 67.7% 52.3% 15.4% Morocco
2010s 64.9% 49.9% 15.0% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female, Morocco or Upper middle income?
Morocco, at 56.0% against 48.7% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female between Morocco and Upper middle income?
7.3%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Upper middle income?
8 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2018.
How do Morocco and Upper middle income rank globally for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
Morocco ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.