Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Morocco

Morocco: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 101.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
101.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
70th
of 193 countries
All-time high
101.0%
in 2019
All-time low
38.5%
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Morocco, 1971–2019

02550751001971199520191971: 38.5 %1972: 38.7 %1974: 39.4 %1975: 40.9 %1976: 44.3 %1977: 46.9 %1978: 49.6 %1979: 52.7 %1980: 55.5 %1981: 58.1 %1982: 61.6 %1983: 64.6 %1984: 65.8 %1985: 62.6 %1986: 63.8 %1987: 63.6 %1988: 63.2 %1989: 60.8 %1990: 60 %1991: 59.6 %1992: 60.6 %1993: 62.2 %1994: 64.1 %1995: 65.4 %1996: 66.3 %1997: 66.9 %1998: 66.7 %1999: 68.7 %2000: 71.6 %2001: 74.2 %2002: 77.7 %2003: 79.9 %2004: 81.6 %2005: 82.5 %2006: 83.4 %2007: 85.6 %2008: 86.3 %2009: 87.4 %2010: 89.8 %2011: 92.2 %2012: 94.1 %2017: 99.9 %2018: 100.4 %2019: 101 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 101.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Morocco peaked at 101.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 1971.

Morocco ranks 70th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Morocco, 1971 to 2019.
Year % Change
1971 38.5%
1972 38.7% +0.6%
1974 39.4% +1.6%
1975 40.9% +3.8%
1976 44.3% +8.3%
1977 46.9% +5.8%
1978 49.6% +5.9%
1979 52.7% +6.1%
1980 55.5% +5.3%
1981 58.1% +4.8%
1982 61.6% +5.9%
1983 64.6% +4.8%
1984 65.8% +1.9%
1985 62.6% -4.8%
1986 63.8% +1.9%
1987 63.6% -0.4%
1988 63.2% -0.6%
1989 60.8% -3.7%
1990 60.0% -1.3%
1991 59.6% -0.7%
1992 60.6% +1.6%
1993 62.2% +2.6%
1994 64.1% +3.0%
1995 65.4% +2.0%
1996 66.3% +1.4%
1997 66.9% +0.9%
1998 66.7% -0.3%
1999 68.7% +3.1%
2000 71.6% +4.2%
2001 74.2% +3.6%
2002 77.7% +4.8%
2003 79.9% +2.7%
2004 81.6% +2.2%
2005 82.5% +1.1%
2006 83.4% +1.2%
2007 85.6% +2.6%
2008 86.3% +0.8%
2009 87.4% +1.3%
2010 89.8% +2.7%
2011 92.2% +2.7%
2012 94.1% +2.1%
2017 99.9% +6.2%
2018 100.4% +0.5%
2019 101.0% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 43.9% 38.5% 52.7% 8
1980s 61.9% 55.5% 65.8% 10
1990s 64.0% 59.6% 68.7% 10
2000s 81.0% 71.6% 87.4% 10
2010s 96.2% 89.8% 101.0% 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 67 Czechia 101.3% compare
  2. 68 Ecuador 101.3% compare
  3. 69 Dominica 101.1% compare
  4. 71 Cyprus 100.8% compare
  5. 72 Kyrgyzstan 100.7% compare
  6. 73 United States 100.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Morocco?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Morocco was 101.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 101.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 1971.
How does Morocco rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Morocco ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.