Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Morocco: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2.37 million number
in 2019
Morocco
110,965 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
20th
Morocco rank
21st

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 2.37 million number against 110,965 number in Morocco, a difference of 2.26 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.4 times Morocco's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Morocco ranks 21st of 42 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Morocco Difference Ahead
1990s 2.59 million number 99,263 number 2.49 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 2.43 million number 106,242 number 2.33 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 2.20 million number 115,987 number 2.09 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Morocco?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 2.37 million number against 110,965 number in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco?
2.26 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Morocco rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Morocco ranks 21st of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/