Lower secondary completion rate, male in Morocco
Morocco: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Morocco, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Morocco is 71.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Morocco peaked at 71.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1975.
Morocco ranks 125th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.0% | — |
| 1976 | 18.2% | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 24.7% | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 27.7% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 30.4% | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 32.3% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 31.8% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 38.2% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.6% | 16.0% | 24.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 25.1% | 37.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 34.0% | 38.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 37.1% | 61.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 60.1% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 62.0% | 71.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 122 Micronesia (country) 73.5% compare
- 123 Tunisia 72.8% compare
- 124 Uruguay 72.7% compare
- 126 Afghanistan 71.5% compare
- 127 Algeria 71.1% compare
- 128 Sao Tome and Principe 69.6% compare
More education data for Morocco
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,904 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 66,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 780,369 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 659,269 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.295 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Morocco?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Morocco was 71.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1975.
- How does Morocco rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Morocco ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.