Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.4229 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Morocco, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Morocco is 0.4229 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 41.4% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Morocco peaked at 1.41 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4229 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Morocco 150th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Morocco, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.41 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.28 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.23 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.22 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.17 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.944 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7212 GPIA | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4229 GPIA | -41.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.4229 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9426 GPIA, 45% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.4229 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9313 GPIA, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -41.4% | 0.7212 GPIA | 0.4229 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8471 GPIA | 0.4229 GPIA | 1.08 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Morocco?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Morocco was 0.4229 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4229 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Morocco ranks 150th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower 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