Over-age students, primary in Morocco
Morocco: Over-age students, primary was 13.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Morocco, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Morocco is 13.0%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Morocco peaked at 24.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1991.
That places Morocco 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.5% | — |
| 1972 | 21.3% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 22.3% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 22.2% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 22.5% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 24.4% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 23.8% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 16.5% | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 14.6% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | -31.5% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +128.5% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 21.3% | 23.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.9% | 12.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 14.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 189,855 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Morocco?
- Over-age students, primary in Morocco was 13.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1991.
- How does Morocco rank for over-age students, primary?
- Morocco ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.