Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Morocco
Morocco: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 77.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Morocco, 1971–2024
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, total in Morocco is 77.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Morocco peaked at 77.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1973.
That places Morocco 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.9% | — |
| 1972 | 11.3% | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 12.1% | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 16.2% | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 19.5% | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 20.4% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 23.5% | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 25.4% | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 27.4% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 27.3% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 31.6% | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 31.5% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 34.4% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 54.5% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 9.7% | 19.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 20.4% | 31.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 29.5% | 33.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 34.4% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 60.3% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 65.8% | 77.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.18 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Morocco?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Morocco was 77.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1973.
- How does Morocco rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Morocco ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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, total (% 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.