Primary education, pupils in Morocco
Morocco: Primary education, pupils was 4.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 4.61 million for primary education, pupils in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Morocco peaked at 4.68 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million, in 1971.
That places Morocco 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.49 million | 1.18 million | 1.93 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.25 million | 2.05 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 million | 2.16 million | 3.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 million | 3.67 million | 4.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 million | 3.95 million | 4.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 million | 4.54 million | 4.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 189,855 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 115.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Morocco?
- Primary education, pupils in Morocco was 4.61 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for primary education, pupils?
- Morocco ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.