Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco
Morocco: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 16.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco stood at 16.7%.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco peaked at 23.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 17th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.2% | — |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +122.2% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 10.4% | 23.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 14 Burkina Faso 17.6% compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 16 Grenada 17.4% compare
- 18 Algeria 16.3% compare
- 19 Namibia 16.2% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.8% compare
More education data for Morocco
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco was 16.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Morocco ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release