School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 13.96 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Morocco, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Morocco is 13.96 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 13.96 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.35 years, in 1971.
That places Morocco 83rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.02 years | 3.35 years | 5.13 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.47 years | 5.85 years | 6.71 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.14 years | 6.5 years | 8.1 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.82 years | 8.56 years | 10.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.58 years | 11.09 years | 13.96 years | 6 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Morocco?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Morocco was 13.96 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 13.96 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 years in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 83rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.