Share of population with no formal education in Morocco
Morocco: Share of population with no formal education was 28.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
28.2%
World rank
15th
of 111 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1870
All-time low
28.2%
in 2020
Years of data
31
1870–2020
Share of population with no formal education in Morocco, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population with no formal education in Morocco stood at 28.2%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Morocco peaked at 100.0% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2020.
Morocco ranks 15th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 100.0% | — |
| 1875 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 96.7% | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 96.2% | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 93.5% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 90.9% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 86.2% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 80.7% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 75.4% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 69.3% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 62.7% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1900s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1910s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 1920s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 98.9% | 2 |
| 1930s | 98.0% | 97.8% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 1940s | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 95.6% | 95.0% | 96.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 92.2% | 90.9% | 93.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 83.5% | 80.7% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 72.3% | 69.3% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.8% | 56.9% | 62.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.2% | 46.4% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 12 Pakistan 31.4% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.7% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 29.3% compare
- 16 Togo 22.0% compare
- 17 Bangladesh 21.9% compare
- 18 Egypt 20.8% compare
More education data for Morocco
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 913,017 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 122,904 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 66,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 780,369 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Morocco?
- Share of population with no formal education in Morocco was 28.2% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Morocco ranks 15th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.