Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes was 344,105 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 344,105 for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 412,535 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50,116, in 1971.
Morocco ranks 6th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 50,116 | — |
| 1972 | 51,300 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 77,281 | +50.6% |
| 1974 | 51,896 | -32.8% |
| 1975 | 63,401 | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 72,937 | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 79,296 | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 78,398 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 84,315 | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 99,804 | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 119,352 | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 148,967 | +24.8% |
| 1985 | 231,151 | +55.2% |
| 1986 | 185,281 | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 225,690 | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 231,799 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 231,157 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 250,683 | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 219,591 | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 228,756 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 232,808 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 229,632 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 251,099 | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 275,487 | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 185,784 | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 171,956 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 184,947 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 201,229 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 210,970 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 204,072 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 200,424 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 210,796 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 221,865 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 210,602 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 221,866 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 221,451 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 219,302 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 232,037 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 243,724 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 264,150 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 286,442 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 343,781 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 353,969 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 359,552 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 325,674 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 186,711 | -42.7% |
| 2022 | 412,535 | +120.9% |
| 2023 | 405,725 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 344,105 | -15.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 344,105 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20,988, 16.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 344,105 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20,108, 17.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education … lower both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +120.9% | 186,711 | 412,535 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,660 | 50,116 | 84,315 | 9 |
| 1980s | 184,150 | 99,804 | 231,799 | 8 |
| 1990s | 234,230 | 185,784 | 275,487 | 8 |
| 2000s | 201,873 | 171,956 | 221,865 | 9 |
| 2010s | 274,627 | 219,302 | 359,552 | 10 |
| 2020s | 334,950 | 186,711 | 412,535 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 3 Algeria 640,587 compare
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 385,055 compare
- 5 Bangladesh 349,721 compare
- 7 Iraq 302,241 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 260,582 compare
- 9 Egypt 260,280 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 repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Morocco?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Morocco was 344,105 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 412,535 in 2022.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,116 in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release