Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 18.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Morocco stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Morocco peaked at 63.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2025.
Morocco ranks 103rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.2% | — |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 47.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 27.8% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 18.2% | 26.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 100 Philippines 18.8% compare
- 101 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.6% compare
- 102 Haiti 18.3% compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.1% compare
- 105 Jordan 17.2% compare
- 106 China 17.0% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Morocco?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Morocco was 18.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Morocco ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release