School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 329,270 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
329,270
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 222 countries
All-time high
350,626
in 2016
All-time low
245,843
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
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco is 329,270, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Morocco peaked at 350,626 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 245,843, in 1970.
That places Morocco 45th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 245,843 | — |
| 1971 | 250,040 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 254,859 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 259,420 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 264,097 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 267,832 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 272,082 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 278,088 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 283,515 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 289,659 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 295,223 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 300,582 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 306,758 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 311,264 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 315,316 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 320,233 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 328,350 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 337,610 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 345,902 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 349,846 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 349,327 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 346,357 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 341,239 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 338,972 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 336,044 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 332,790 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 331,009 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 331,858 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 331,191 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 327,051 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 325,726 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 324,192 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 322,704 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 325,327 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 323,267 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 318,100 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 319,845 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 320,279 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 314,370 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 313,449 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 315,946 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 323,047 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 328,789 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 335,022 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 339,390 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 345,673 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 350,626 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 350,129 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 346,713 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 341,112 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 336,589 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 336,133 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 336,025 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 334,134 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 331,485 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 329,270 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 266,544 | 245,843 | 289,659 | 10 |
| 1980s | 321,108 | 295,223 | 349,846 | 10 |
| 1990s | 336,584 | 327,051 | 349,327 | 10 |
| 2000s | 320,726 | 313,449 | 325,726 | 10 |
| 2010s | 337,645 | 315,946 | 350,626 | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,939 | 329,270 | 336,589 | 6 |
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More education data for Morocco
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 329,270 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 350,626 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 245,843 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 4.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release