Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Morocco

Morocco: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 56.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
56.0%
World rank
23rd
of 86 countries
All-time high
69.6%
in 2011
All-time low
56.0%
in 2018
Years of data
8
1982–2018

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Morocco, 1982–2018

02040601982200020181982: 61.51994: 64.92004: 67.52008: 682009: 67.72011: 69.62012: 692018: 56

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).

Analysis

In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Morocco stood at 56.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Morocco peaked at 69.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2018.

Morocco ranks 23rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Morocco, 1982 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1982 61.5%
1994 64.9% +5.6%
2004 67.5% +3.9%
2008 68.0% +0.8%
2009 67.7% -0.5%
2011 69.6% +2.8%
2012 69.0% -0.9%
2018 56.0% -18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 61.5% 61.5% 61.5% 1
1990s 64.9% 64.9% 64.9% 1
2000s 67.7% 67.5% 68.0% 3
2010s 64.9% 56.0% 69.6% 3

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 20 Mali 56.8% compare
  2. 21 Côte d'Ivoire 56.6% compare
  3. 22 Chad 56.5% compare
  4. 24 India 55.5% compare
  5. 25 Barbados 55.2% compare
  6. 26 Montenegro 55.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Morocco?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Morocco was 56.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2018.
How does Morocco rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
Morocco ranks 23rd out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.