Secondary education, pupils in Morocco
Morocco: Secondary education, pupils was 46.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Morocco, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, pupils in Morocco stood at 46.6%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Morocco peaked at 46.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1971.
Morocco ranks 172nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.3% | — |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 32.1% | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 34.3% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 36.2% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 37.5% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 38.5% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 39.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 39.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 40.8% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.1% | 28.3% | 37.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 37.5% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 40.8% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 43.7% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 45.0% | 46.6% | 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 secondary education, pupils in Morocco?
- Secondary education, pupils in Morocco was 46.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Morocco ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.