Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.8088 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.8088 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8088 GPIA, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 120th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.23 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8088 GPIA | -21.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.8088 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9123 GPIA, 89% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.8088 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8927 GPIA, 91% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.8088 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco was 0.8088 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8088 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Morocco ranks 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release