Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Morocco
Morocco: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male was 10.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Morocco, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 10.6% for repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in 2018.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Morocco peaked at 28.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2011.
That places Morocco 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27.8% | — |
| 1973 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 28.5% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 27.1% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 27.1% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 28.2% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 19.9% | -30.3% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 17.7% | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 16.3% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 16.1% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 26.2% | 28.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 16.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.8% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 9.1% | 13.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 22 Dominican Republic 11.8% compare
- 23 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.5% compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 10.6% compare
- 26 Nicaragua 10.6% compare
- 27 Uganda 10.2% compare
- 28 Cape Verde 10.1% 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 repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Morocco?
- Repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male in Morocco was 10.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 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 3 of primary education, male?
- Morocco ranks 25th out of 171 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 3 of primary education, male rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 3 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.