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 11.5% 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 %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 11.5% 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.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco peaked at 61.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2024.
That places Morocco 94th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.3% | — |
| 2000 | 53.1% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +49.6% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -32.6% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -24.5% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 45.8% | 61.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 36.5% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 11.5% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 91 Lebanon 11.9% compare
- 92 Suriname 11.9% compare
- 93 Macau, China 11.7% compare
- 95 Seychelles 10.7% compare
- 96 Puerto Rico 10.4% compare
- 97 Indonesia 9.5% 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 11.5% 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 61.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Morocco ranks 94th out of 175 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 69.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release