Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 18.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 18.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco peaked at 68.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2025.
That places Morocco 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.4% | — |
| 2001 | 67.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.9% | 51.0% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 29.2% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 18.0% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 92 Saint Lucia 18.6% compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 18.4% compare
- 94 Cuba 18.1% compare
- 95 Philippines 18.0% compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 17.4% compare
- 98 Brunei Darussalam 17.2% 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, female in Morocco?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco was 18.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Morocco ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release