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

Latest (2019)
13.96 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
83rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
13.96 years
in 2019
All-time low
3.35 years
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Morocco, 1971–2019

2.557.51012.5151971199520191971: 3.4 years1972: 3.4 years1973: 3.5 years1974: 3.5 years1975: 3.8 years1976: 4.2 years1977: 4.4 years1978: 4.8 years1979: 5.1 years1981: 5.8 years1982: 6.3 years1983: 6.5 years1984: 6.7 years1986: 6.6 years1987: 6.7 years1988: 6.7 years1989: 6.5 years1990: 6.5 years1991: 6.5 years1992: 6.6 years1993: 6.8 years1994: 7.1 years1995: 7.3 years1997: 7.6 years1998: 7.7 years1999: 8.1 years2000: 8.6 years2001: 8.9 years2002: 9.3 years2003: 9.7 years2004: 9.9 years2005: 10.1 years2006: 10.1 years2007: 10.4 years2008: 10.5 years2009: 10.7 years2010: 11.1 years2011: 11.4 years2012: 11.8 years2017: 13.5 years2018: 13.7 years2019: 14 years

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 80 Seychelles 14.19 years compare
  2. 81 Sri Lanka 14.11 years compare
  3. 82 Brunei Darussalam 14.06 years compare
  4. 84 Brazil 13.93 years compare
  5. 85 Fiji 13.92 years compare
  6. 86 Aruba 13.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.