Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Morocco
Morocco: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 3.06 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Morocco, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Morocco is 3.06 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Morocco peaked at 3.08 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million, in 1998.
Morocco ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.00 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.00 million | +49.6% |
| 2001 | 3.01 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.01 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.99 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.96 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.93 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.91 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.89 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.87 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.86 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.86 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.93 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.96 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.07 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.08 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.06 million | -0.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 3.06 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.33 million, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 3.06 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.16 million, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +49.6% | 2.01 million | 3.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 2.01 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.97 million | 2.89 million | 3.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 million | 2.86 million | 3.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 million | 3.05 million | 3.08 million | 6 |
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 population of compulsory school age, male in Morocco?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Morocco was 3.06 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million in 1998.
- How does Morocco rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Morocco ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release