Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco

Morocco: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.81 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.81 million number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
34th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.81 million number
in 2019
All-time low
935,463 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1996–2019

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco, 1996–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1996200720191996: 937.0k number1997: 953.6k number1998: 935.5k number1999: 974.4k number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.1M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.5M number2009: 1.5M number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.7M number2017: 1.7M number2018: 1.8M number2019: 1.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco is 1.81 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 1.81 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 935,463 number, in 1998.

Morocco ranks 34th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Morocco, 1996 to 2019.
Year number Change
1996 937,037 number
1997 953,559 number +1.8%
1998 935,463 number -1.9%
1999 974,435 number +4.2%
2000 1.02 million number +4.3%
2001 1.07 million number +5.3%
2002 1.12 million number +5.0%
2003 1.15 million number +2.2%
2004 1.20 million number +4.2%
2005 1.26 million number +5.8%
2006 1.35 million number +6.7%
2007 1.43 million number +6.3%
2008 1.47 million number +2.4%
2009 1.48 million number +1.0%
2010 1.47 million number -1.1%
2011 1.49 million number +1.7%
2012 1.52 million number +2.2%
2013 1.61 million number +5.5%
2014 1.66 million number +3.0%
2015 1.67 million number +0.6%
2017 1.75 million number +5.0%
2018 1.77 million number +0.9%
2019 1.81 million number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 950,124 number 935,463 number 974,435 number 4
2000s 1.26 million number 1.02 million number 1.48 million number 10
2010s 1.64 million number 1.47 million number 1.81 million number 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 31 Afghanistan 1.98 million number compare
  2. 32 Nepal 1.87 million number compare
  3. 33 Ukraine 1.85 million number compare
  4. 35 Italy 1.78 million number compare
  5. 36 Peru 1.77 million number compare
  6. 37 Ghana 1.68 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco was 1.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 935,463 number in 1998.
How does Morocco rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.