Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 344,105 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
344,105
Change on year
down 15.2%
World rank
6th
of 201 countries
All-time high
412,535
in 2022
All-time low
50,116
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2024
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, all grades, 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% |
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 Côte d'Ivoire 385,055 compare
- 5 Bangladesh 349,721 compare
- 7 Iraq 302,241 compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 260,582 compare
- 9 Egypt 260,280 compare
More education data for Morocco
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 189,855 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
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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February 2026 Data Release