School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.83 million number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1.83 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
45th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.29 million number
in 1990
All-time low
1.58 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco stood at 1.83 million number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 2.29 million number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.58 million number, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 45th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.58 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.64 million number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.69 million number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.75 million number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.81 million number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.87 million number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.93 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.96 million number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 2.00 million number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.03 million number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.06 million number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.08 million number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.10 million number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.11 million number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.13 million number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.17 million number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.18 million number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.21 million number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2.25 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.29 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.73 million number | -24.4% |
| 1992 | 1.76 million number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.80 million number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.84 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.95 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.99 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.01 million number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.97 million number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.95 million number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.95 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.96 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.97 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.93 million number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.82 million number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.80 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.82 million number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.83 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.83 million number | 1.58 million number | 2.03 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 million number | 2.06 million number | 2.25 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.93 million number | 1.73 million number | 2.29 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million number | 1.89 million number | 1.99 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million number | 1.78 million number | 1.85 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 million number | 1.83 million number | 1.83 million number | 1 |
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 1.83 million number in 2020, 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 2.29 million number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 million number in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.