Progression to secondary school in Morocco
Morocco: Progression to secondary school was 90.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Morocco, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Morocco is 90.5%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Morocco peaked at 97.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 1984.
Morocco ranks 125th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.6% | 54.1% | 72.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 71.7% | 51.1% | 84.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 67.6% | 97.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 85.1% | 88.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 87.4% | 90.5% | 8 |
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 progression to secondary school in Morocco?
- Progression to secondary school in Morocco was 90.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 1984.
- How does Morocco rank for progression to secondary school?
- Morocco ranks 125th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).