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 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco stood at 16.5%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco peaked at 59.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 93rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 59.1% | — |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -27.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 16.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.0%, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 16.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.1%, 86% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -27.5% | 22.7% | 16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.3% | 59.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 30.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 16.5% | 27.2% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Morocco was 16.5% in 2024, 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 59.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Morocco ranks 93rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 65.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release