School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 644,349 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
644,349
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
45th
of 222 countries
All-time high
684,213
in 2016
All-time low
482,280
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 644,349 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco peaked at 684,213 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 482,280, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 45th of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 482,280 | — |
| 1971 | 490,165 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 499,037 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 507,869 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 516,740 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 523,874 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 532,066 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 543,632 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 554,386 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 566,722 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 578,247 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 589,041 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 601,294 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 610,311 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 618,676 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 628,511 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 644,445 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 661,448 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 676,974 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 684,076 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 682,532 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 676,629 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 666,095 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 661,974 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 656,519 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 649,578 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 646,572 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 647,835 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 647,715 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 639,680 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 636,465 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 631,400 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 626,699 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 629,698 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 624,626 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 614,336 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 617,370 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 618,535 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 609,504 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 610,874 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 617,851 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 631,507 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 642,545 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 654,599 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 662,970 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 674,976 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 684,213 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 683,433 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 676,673 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 665,276 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 655,983 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 654,845 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 654,709 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 652,273 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 648,243 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 644,349 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 521,677 | 482,280 | 566,722 | 10 |
| 1980s | 629,302 | 578,247 | 684,076 | 10 |
| 1990s | 657,513 | 639,680 | 682,532 | 10 |
| 2000s | 621,951 | 609,504 | 636,465 | 10 |
| 2010s | 659,404 | 617,851 | 684,213 | 10 |
| 2020s | 651,734 | 644,349 | 655,983 | 6 |
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More education data for Morocco
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0583 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0627 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 189,855 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco was 644,349 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 684,213 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 482,280 in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Morocco ranks 45th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release