Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Morocco, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 9.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Morocco peaked at 31.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2024.
That places Morocco 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.2% | — |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +32.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -5.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 9.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 82% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 9.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 11.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +32.6% | 14.1% | 18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 20.0% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Morocco?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Morocco was 9.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2024.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Morocco ranks 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release