School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 1.87 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Morocco, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Morocco stood at 1.87 million. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Morocco peaked at 2.05 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million, in 2025.
Morocco ranks 17th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.05 million | — |
| 2014 | 2.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.03 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.01 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.97 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.97 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.96 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.95 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.94 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.92 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.90 million | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.87 million | -1.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.87 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 826,570, 2.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.87 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 510,377, 3.7× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.01 million | 1.97 million | 2.05 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.92 million | 1.87 million | 1.96 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Morocco?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Morocco was 1.87 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million in 2025.
- How does Morocco rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Morocco ranks 17th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release