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.
Progression to secondary school in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.1% | — |
| 1972 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 63.0% | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 72.6% | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 71.0% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 69.6% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 69.2% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 71.2% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | -28.3% |
| 1985 | 70.3% | +37.6% |
| 1986 | 74.5% | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 84.0% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 67.6% | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 97.8% | +44.7% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 87.6% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 84.6% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 85.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 90.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 90.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.3%, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Progression to secondary school 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +44.7% | 67.6% | 97.8% |
| 1985 | +37.6% | 51.1% | 70.3% |
| 1984 | -28.3% | 71.2% | 51.1% |
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
- 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 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).