School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 874,107 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
874,107 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
37th
of 205 countries
All-time high
985,823 number
in 2001
All-time low
469,831 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Morocco, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Morocco stood at 874,107 number.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Morocco peaked at 985,823 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 469,831 number, in 1970.
That places Morocco 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female (number) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 469,831 number | — |
| 1971 | 501,492 number | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 525,012 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 545,649 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 567,589 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 592,100 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 617,443 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 637,148 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 656,163 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 675,734 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 695,146 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 712,821 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 722,332 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 730,712 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 739,825 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 749,840 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 759,694 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 762,780 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 766,743 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 772,502 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 780,673 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 791,908 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 803,078 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 816,252 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 830,584 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 847,037 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 867,539 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 888,147 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 944,668 number | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 968,357 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 983,653 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 985,823 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 975,397 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 961,413 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 949,609 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 943,173 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 944,093 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 944,838 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 948,775 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 951,578 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 948,807 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 937,007 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 916,922 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 894,907 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 875,883 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 863,180 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 859,409 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 859,016 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 863,083 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 868,630 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 874,107 number | +0.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 874,107 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 874,107 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,274 number, 4.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 578,816 number | 469,831 number | 675,734 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 741,240 number | 695,146 number | 772,502 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 853,824 number | 780,673 number | 968,357 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 958,835 number | 943,173 number | 985,823 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 888,684 number | 859,016 number | 948,807 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 874,107 number | 874,107 number | 874,107 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.18 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.1 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,432 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 266,273 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 460,392 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 452,625 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Morocco?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Morocco was 874,107 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 985,823 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 469,831 number in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Morocco ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.