Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Morocco
Morocco: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 12.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Morocco, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 12.5% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Morocco peaked at 56.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 94th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.5% | — |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | -35.0% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | -17.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 12.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 37% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 12.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30.2%, 41% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 36.6% | 50.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 32.6% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 12.5% | 29.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,432 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 266,273 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 460,392 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 452,625 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.121 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Morocco?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Morocco was 12.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Morocco ranks 94th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.