Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Morocco

Morocco: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 11.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
11.3%
Change on year
down 18.8%
World rank
29th
of 186 countries
All-time high
28.2%
in 1982
All-time low
9.1%
in 2011
Years of data
46
1972–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Morocco, 1972–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 11.3% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2018.

The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Morocco peaked at 28.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2011.

Morocco ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%) in Morocco, 1972 to 2018.
Year % Change
1972 23.6%
1973 25.3% +7.3%
1974 24.7% -2.3%
1976 26.1% +5.5%
1977 25.7% -1.6%
1978 26.3% +2.3%
1979 26.8% +1.8%
1980 27.4% +2.3%
1981 26.9% -1.7%
1982 28.2% +4.7%
1983 27.9% -1.1%
1984 19.5% -30.1%
1985 17.4% -10.5%
1986 17.6% +0.7%
1987 15.1% -14.0%
1988 15.3% +1.0%
1989 15.6% +2.3%
1990 14.7% -5.8%
1991 15.2% +3.1%
1992 15.4% +1.8%
1993 15.4% +0.0%
1994 15.0% -2.6%
1995 15.4% +2.4%
1996 15.5% +0.7%
1997 16.1% +3.6%
1998 16.8% +4.9%
1999 17.5% +4.0%
2000 17.5% +0.1%
2001 17.8% +1.7%
2002 18.2% +1.8%
2003 16.9% -6.8%
2004 17.2% +1.4%
2005 17.3% +1.1%
2006 16.8% -3.1%
2007 17.0% +1.2%
2008 16.5% -2.8%
2009 15.9% -3.8%
2010 10.0% -37.3%
2011 9.1% -9.2%
2012 12.3% +35.7%
2013 12.6% +2.6%
2014 12.6% -0.4%
2015 13.0% +3.7%
2016 14.0% +7.8%
2017 14.0% -0.6%
2018 11.3% -18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.5% 23.6% 26.8% 7
1980s 21.1% 15.1% 28.2% 10
1990s 15.7% 14.7% 17.5% 10
2000s 17.1% 15.9% 18.2% 10
2010s 12.1% 9.1% 14.0% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 26 Cambodia 12.4% compare
  2. 27 Liechtenstein 12.1% compare
  3. 28 Iraq 11.9% compare
  4. 30 Bahamas 11.0% compare
  5. 31 Belize 10.3% compare
  6. 32 Saint Lucia 10.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Morocco?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Morocco was 11.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1982.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2011.
How does Morocco rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
Morocco ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,824 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.