School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.03 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.03 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.34 million
in 1990
All-time low
1.42 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.03 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 2.34 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 46th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.42 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.48 million | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.53 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.58 million | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.64 million | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.70 million | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.75 million | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.79 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.84 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.88 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.92 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.96 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.00 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.04 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.09 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.13 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 2.18 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 2.22 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.27 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.30 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.34 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.76 million | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 1.78 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.81 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.85 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.90 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.93 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.95 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.96 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.97 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.00 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.99 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.97 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.95 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.91 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.88 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.82 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.82 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.91 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.95 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.98 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 2.03 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.66 million | 1.42 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 million | 1.92 million | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 million | 1.76 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 million | 1.88 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.82 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 million | 1.91 million | 2.03 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 189,855 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco was 2.03 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 46th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release