Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 170,904 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 170,904 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 926,176 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 170,904 number, in 2019.
Morocco ranks 31st of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 926,176 number | — |
| 2000 | 857,255 number | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 652,442 number | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 588,931 number | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 602,577 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 571,959 number | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 539,366 number | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 431,653 number | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 351,863 number | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 258,347 number | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 199,288 number | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 194,138 number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 170,904 number | -12.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 170,904 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62,401 number, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 170,904 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34,799 number, 4.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 926,176 number | 926,176 number | 926,176 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 635,422 number | 539,366 number | 857,255 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 267,699 number | 170,904 number | 431,653 number | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco was 170,904 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 926,176 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,904 number in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 31st out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.