Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 179,308 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Morocco, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Morocco is 179,308, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.8% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Morocco peaked at 920,373 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 179,308, in 2024.
That places Morocco 44th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 920,373 | — |
| 2006 | 892,734 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 852,598 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 822,628 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 735,661 | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 679,998 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 611,912 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 618,192 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 572,421 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 494,556 | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 497,863 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 426,436 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 423,966 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 398,836 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 358,221 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 357,715 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 296,233 | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 262,892 | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 179,308 | -31.8% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 179,308 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 190,766, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 179,308 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42,162, 4.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 872,083 | 822,628 | 920,373 | 4 |
| 2010s | 545,984 | 398,836 | 735,661 | 10 |
| 2020s | 290,874 | 179,308 | 358,221 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.121 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Morocco?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Morocco was 179,308 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 920,373 in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,308 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- Morocco ranks 44th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release