Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco

Morocco: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 99.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
83rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2019
All-time low
46.2%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco, 1996–2019

0204060801001996200720191996: 48.1 %1997: 48 %1998: 46.2 %1999: 48.4 %2000: 51 %2001: 54.2 %2002: 57.5 %2003: 58.9 %2004: 61.3 %2005: 64.6 %2006: 68.6 %2007: 73.4 %2008: 76.2 %2009: 78.5 %2010: 79.2 %2011: 82.1 %2012: 85.1 %2013: 90.4 %2014: 93.1 %2015: 93.2 %2017: 97 %2018: 97.5 %2019: 99.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 99.6% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 99.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1998.

Morocco ranks 83rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Morocco, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 48.1%
1997 48.0% -0.2%
1998 46.2% -3.8%
1999 48.4% +4.8%
2000 51.0% +5.3%
2001 54.2% +6.3%
2002 57.5% +6.0%
2003 58.9% +2.5%
2004 61.3% +4.0%
2005 64.6% +5.3%
2006 68.6% +6.2%
2007 73.4% +7.0%
2008 76.2% +3.9%
2009 78.5% +2.9%
2010 79.2% +1.0%
2011 82.1% +3.6%
2012 85.1% +3.8%
2013 90.4% +6.2%
2014 93.1% +2.9%
2015 93.2% +0.1%
2017 97.0% +4.1%
2018 97.5% +0.5%
2019 99.6% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.7% 46.2% 48.4% 4
2000s 64.4% 51.0% 78.5% 10
2010s 90.8% 79.2% 99.6% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 80 Barbados 100.3% compare
  2. 81 Brazil 99.8% compare
  3. 82 Serbia 99.7% compare
  4. 84 Liechtenstein 99.5% compare
  5. 85 Belize 99.1% compare
  6. 86 Uzbekistan 98.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco was 99.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1998.
How does Morocco rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.