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 10.4% 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 %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 10.4% 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.
The figure is down 23.3% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco peaked at 42.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2024.
That places Morocco 99th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.7% | — |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 38.7% | 42.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 20.4% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 10.4% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 96 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.2% compare
- 97 Vanuatu 10.9% compare
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 10.7% compare
- 100 Montserrat 10.3% compare
- 101 Thailand 10.1% compare
- 102 Bulgaria 9.9% compare
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 10.4% 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 42.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Morocco ranks 99th out of 179 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 63.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release