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 13.4% 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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco stood at 13.4%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco peaked at 52.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2024.
That places Morocco 91st 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 | 27.4% | — |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +48.0% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +60.5% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -37.7% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +52.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 20.9% | 41.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 28.3% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 13.4% | 29.4% | 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 one year before the official primary in Morocco?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Morocco was 13.4% 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 52.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Morocco ranks 91st 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 52.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release