Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8623 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.8623 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco peaked at 1.61 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8623 GPIA, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 119th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.53 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.61 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.47 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.38 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.33 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.32 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.29 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.13 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.24 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9411 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9267 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8623 GPIA | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 GPIA | 1.53 GPIA | 1.53 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.38 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.61 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.8623 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 116 Timor-Leste 0.8743 GPIA compare
- 117 Jordan 0.8718 GPIA compare
- 118 El Salvador 0.8629 GPIA compare
- 120 Malta 0.8528 GPIA compare
- 121 Madagascar 0.8428 GPIA compare
- 122 Norway 0.8332 GPIA 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 children one year before the official primary in Morocco?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco was 0.8623 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8623 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Morocco ranks 119th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. 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 one year before the official primary entry 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