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 9.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 9.4% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco peaked at 46.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2019.
Morocco ranks 61st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.0% | — |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -12.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 9.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 9.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.3%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 28.0% | 43.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 9.4% | 23.3% | 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 9.4% in 2019, 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 46.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Morocco ranks 61st out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 66.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.