School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.79 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.79 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
37th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.00 million number
in 2001
All-time low
947,209 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Morocco, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 1.79 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 2.00 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 947,209 number, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 37th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 947,209 number | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 million number | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.06 million number | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 1.11 million number | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 1.15 million number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1.20 million number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1.25 million number | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 1.29 million number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.33 million number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.38 million number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.42 million number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.46 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.48 million number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.49 million number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.51 million number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.53 million number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.55 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.56 million number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.56 million number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.57 million number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.59 million number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.61 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.63 million number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.66 million number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.69 million number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.72 million number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.76 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.80 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.91 million number | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.00 million number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.97 million number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.94 million number | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.92 million number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.91 million number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.93 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.91 million number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.87 million number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.77 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.76 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.77 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.78 million number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.79 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 million number | 947,209 number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 million number | 1.42 million number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.96 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million number | 1.91 million number | 2.00 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million number | 1.76 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million number | 1.79 million number | 1.79 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Morocco?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Morocco was 1.79 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 947,209 number in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.