Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Morocco
Morocco: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 335,484 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Morocco, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Morocco is 335,484 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Morocco peaked at 339,055 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 246,303 number, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 41st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 246,303 number | — |
| 1971 | 250,342 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 254,987 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 258,571 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 261,231 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 263,030 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 263,880 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 266,127 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 268,290 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 270,419 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 272,451 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 274,205 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 277,908 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 283,079 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 289,113 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 295,411 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 301,338 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 307,596 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 315,278 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 323,264 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 330,311 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 335,265 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 339,055 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 338,342 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 334,644 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 329,543 number | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 324,347 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 321,151 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 320,191 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 321,119 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 321,355 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 319,126 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 315,485 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 309,492 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 302,450 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 295,718 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 291,037 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 289,192 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 290,068 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 292,605 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 295,626 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 297,563 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 299,549 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 301,299 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 303,163 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 305,583 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 309,089 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 314,266 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 321,383 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 328,984 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 335,484 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 260,318 number | 246,303 number | 270,419 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 293,964 number | 272,451 number | 323,264 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 329,397 number | 320,191 number | 339,055 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 302,653 number | 289,192 number | 321,355 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 307,650 number | 295,626 number | 328,984 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 335,484 number | 335,484 number | 335,484 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 38 Madagascar 361,877 number compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 361,088 number compare
- 40 Colombia 360,052 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 315,458 number compare
- 43 Mali 304,345 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 304,053 number compare
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 the official entrance age to primary education, female in Morocco?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Morocco was 335,484 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 339,055 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 246,303 number in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Morocco ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.