Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 365,779 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco stood at 365,779. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 1.07 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 365,779, in 2024.
Morocco ranks 41st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.07 million | — |
| 2006 | 1.03 million | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 979,964 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 887,151 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 822,803 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 761,482 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 807,682 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 787,093 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 623,041 | -20.8% |
| 2016 | 673,348 | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 568,680 | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 555,000 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 520,569 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 467,175 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 482,827 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 445,568 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 436,251 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 365,779 | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 979,964 | 1.07 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 700,685 | 520,569 | 887,151 | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,520 | 365,779 | 482,827 | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco was 365,779 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 365,779 in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release