Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Morocco

Morocco: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 127,617 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
127,617 number
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
21st
of 187 countries
All-time high
270,521 number
in 1984
All-time low
96,353 number
in 1991
Years of data
46
1973–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Morocco, 1973–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197319962019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Morocco is 127,617 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Morocco peaked at 270,521 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 96,353 number, in 1991.

Morocco ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Morocco, 1973 to 2019.
Year number Change
1973 127,007 number —
1974 136,484 number +7.5%
1975 146,391 number +7.3%
1977 166,439 number +13.7%
1978 174,611 number +4.9%
1979 188,968 number +8.2%
1980 204,064 number +8.0%
1981 223,525 number +9.5%
1982 236,137 number +5.6%
1983 253,959 number +7.5%
1984 270,521 number +6.5%
1985 173,249 number -36.0%
1986 157,543 number -9.1%
1987 141,985 number -9.9%
1988 127,104 number -10.5%
1989 112,868 number -11.2%
1990 102,045 number -9.6%
1991 96,353 number -5.6%
1992 106,876 number +10.9%
1993 115,985 number +8.5%
1994 121,485 number +4.7%
1995 124,860 number +2.8%
1996 130,891 number +4.8%
1997 138,494 number +5.8%
1998 143,672 number +3.7%
1999 155,180 number +8.0%
2000 172,327 number +11.0%
2001 188,910 number +9.6%
2002 201,618 number +6.7%
2003 218,196 number +8.2%
2004 207,444 number -4.9%
2005 193,678 number -6.6%
2006 186,912 number -3.5%
2007 178,292 number -4.6%
2008 173,756 number -2.5%
2009 166,588 number -4.1%
2010 162,376 number -2.5%
2011 122,759 number -24.4%
2012 108,122 number -11.9%
2013 137,892 number +27.5%
2014 144,338 number +4.7%
2015 135,663 number -6.0%
2016 142,363 number +4.9%
2017 156,605 number +10.0%
2018 156,326 number -0.2%
2019 127,617 number -18.4%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 127,617 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30,330 number, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 127,617 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,754 number, 7.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 156,650 number 127,007 number 188,968 number 6
1980s 190,096 number 112,868 number 270,521 number 10
1990s 123,584 number 96,353 number 155,180 number 10
2000s 188,772 number 166,588 number 218,196 number 10
2010s 139,406 number 108,122 number 162,376 number 10

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 18 Cote d'Ivoire 149,373 number compare
  2. 19 Nepal 147,433 number compare
  3. 20 Indonesia 138,722 number compare
  4. 22 Rwanda 114,622 number compare
  5. 23 Haiti 114,497 number compare
  6. 24 Kenya 105,816 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Morocco?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Morocco was 127,617 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 270,521 number in 1984.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 96,353 number in 1991.
How does Morocco rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
Morocco ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,486 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.