School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 315,079 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
315,079
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
46th
of 222 countries
All-time high
334,230
in 1989
All-time low
236,437
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 315,079 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco peaked at 334,230 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 236,437, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 46th 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 | 236,437 | — |
| 1971 | 240,125 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 244,178 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 248,449 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 252,643 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 256,042 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 259,984 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 265,544 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 270,871 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 277,063 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 283,024 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 288,459 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 294,536 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 299,047 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 303,360 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 308,278 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 316,095 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 323,838 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 331,072 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 334,230 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 333,205 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 330,272 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 324,856 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 323,002 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 320,475 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 316,788 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 315,563 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 315,977 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 316,524 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 312,629 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 310,739 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 307,208 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 303,995 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 304,371 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 301,359 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 296,236 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 297,525 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 298,256 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 295,134 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 297,425 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 301,905 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 308,460 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 313,756 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 319,577 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 323,580 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 329,303 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 333,587 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 333,304 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 329,960 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 324,164 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 319,394 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 318,712 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 318,684 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 318,139 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 316,758 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 315,079 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 255,134 | 236,437 | 277,063 | 10 |
| 1980s | 308,194 | 283,024 | 334,230 | 10 |
| 1990s | 320,929 | 312,629 | 333,205 | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,225 | 295,134 | 310,739 | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,760 | 301,905 | 333,587 | 10 |
| 2020s | 317,794 | 315,079 | 319,394 | 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, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco was 315,079 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 334,230 in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,437 in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Morocco ranks 46th 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 4.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release