Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Morocco
Morocco: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 353,304 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Morocco, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 353,304 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Morocco peaked at 353,304 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 256,011 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, male in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 256,011 number | — |
| 1971 | 261,151 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 266,499 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 270,316 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 272,907 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 274,525 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 275,232 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 277,382 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 279,585 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 281,833 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 284,008 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 285,894 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 289,663 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 294,963 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 301,152 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 307,600 number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 313,640 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 320,163 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 328,085 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 336,253 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 343,367 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 348,236 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 352,435 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 352,096 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 348,714 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 343,850 number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 338,762 number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 335,889 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 335,345 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 336,388 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 336,596 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 334,192 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 330,648 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 324,752 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 317,757 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 310,921 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 305,926 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 303,847 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 304,693 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 307,365 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 310,651 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 312,888 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 314,954 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 317,262 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 319,921 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 323,108 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 327,065 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 332,515 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 339,641 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 347,066 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 353,304 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 271,544 number | 256,011 number | 281,833 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 306,142 number | 284,008 number | 336,253 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 343,508 number | 335,345 number | 352,435 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 317,670 number | 303,847 number | 336,596 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 324,507 number | 310,651 number | 347,066 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 353,304 number | 353,304 number | 353,304 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 38 Colombia 376,879 number compare
- 39 Madagascar 369,641 number compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 364,716 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number compare
- 43 Mali 314,931 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 314,837 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, male in Morocco?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Morocco was 353,304 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 353,304 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 256,011 number in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Morocco ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.