Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.13 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 1.13 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco peaked at 1.32 modelled data in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.13 modelled data, in 2025.
Morocco ranks 41st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.26 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.26 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.26 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.27 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.29 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.31 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.32 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.32 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.29 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.26 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.24 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.23 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.23 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.21 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.2 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.15 modelled data | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 1.13 modelled data | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 1.29 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 1.32 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco was 1.13 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 modelled data in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Morocco ranks 41st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release