School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Morocco
Morocco: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 12.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.44 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
56th
of 208 countries
All-time high
12.51 years
in 2023
All-time low
4.59 years
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Morocco stood at 12.44 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Morocco peaked at 12.51 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.59 years, in 1971.
Morocco ranks 56th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Morocco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.59 years | — |
| 1972 | 4.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 4.77 years | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.08 years | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 5.51 years | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 5.83 years | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 6.14 years | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 6.49 years | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 6.79 years | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 7.06 years | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 7.41 years | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 7.68 years | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 7.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 7.37 years | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 7.48 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 7.42 years | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 7.36 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.07 years | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 6.98 years | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 6.95 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 7.11 years | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 7.34 years | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 7.62 years | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 7.83 years | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 8 years | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 8.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.42 years | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 8.77 years | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.99 years | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 9.34 years | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.55 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.81 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.02 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.21 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.53 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 10.82 years | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 11.01 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 11.58 years | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 11.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.87 years | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.3 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 12.51 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 12.44 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 years | 4.59 years | 6.49 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 7.34 years | 6.79 years | 7.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.64 years | 6.95 years | 8.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.61 years | 8.77 years | 10.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.22 years | 10.53 years | 11.75 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.2 years | 11.87 years | 12.51 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Morocco?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Morocco was 12.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12.51 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 years in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Morocco ranks 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release