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

Latest (2019)
170,904 number
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
31st
of 150 countries
All-time high
926,176 number
in 1999
All-time low
170,904 number
in 2019
Years of data
13
1999–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco, 1999–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1999200920191999: 926.2k number2000: 857.3k number2003: 652.4k number2005: 588.9k number2006: 602.6k number2007: 572.0k number2008: 539.4k number2010: 431.7k number2011: 351.9k number2012: 258.3k number2017: 199.3k number2018: 194.1k number2019: 170.9k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Morocco, 1999 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Ghana 208,105 number compare
  2. 29 Malaysia 205,877 number compare
  3. 30 Colombia 191,144 number compare
  4. 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 162,506 number compare
  5. 33 Iran, Islamic Republic of 157,392 number compare
  6. 34 Tunisia 154,071 number

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.