School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.93 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Morocco, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Morocco stood at 1.93 years. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 182.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 1.93 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0711 years, in 1972.
Morocco ranks 83rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0735 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0711 years | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0854 years | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0896 years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1115 years | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1393 years | +24.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1309 years | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1864 years | +42.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1648 years | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2754 years | +67.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2972 years | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2607 years | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2956 years | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3857 years | +30.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4056 years | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4436 years | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4774 years | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5179 years | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5173 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5095 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5354 years | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.549 years | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5787 years | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.593 years | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.462 years | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4819 years | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5088 years | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5213 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5231 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5437 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5526 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5893 years | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6208 years | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5986 years | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6573 years | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6839 years | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7284 years | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8187 years | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9725 years | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 1.13 years | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 1.27 years | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 1.43 years | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 1.63 years | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 1.71 years | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8 years | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.93 years | +6.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.93 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.93 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.85 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +67.1% | 0.1648 years | 0.2754 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1169 years | 0.0711 years | 0.1864 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3552 years | 0.2607 years | 0.4774 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.5272 years | 0.462 years | 0.593 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5799 years | 0.5088 years | 0.6839 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 years | 0.7284 years | 1.93 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.121 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Morocco?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Morocco was 1.93 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0711 years in 1972.
- How does Morocco rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 83rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.