Official entrance age to compulsory education in Morocco
Morocco: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
7
in 1998
All-time low
6
in 2000
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Morocco, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Morocco peaked at 7 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
That places Morocco 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Morocco
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 189,855 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Morocco?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Morocco was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Morocco ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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