Morocco vs North America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Morocco
27.9%
in 2019
North America
3.8%
in 2019
Morocco rank
48th
North America rank
45th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Morocco
  • North America
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 27.9% against 3.8% in North America, a difference of 24.1%.

That makes Morocco's figure about 7.3 times North America's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 48th and North America ranks 45th of 147 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco North America Difference Ahead
2000s 50.3% 10.7% 39.6% Morocco
2010s 36.2% 6.8% 29.4% Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Morocco or North America?
Morocco, at 27.9% against 3.8% in North America as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Morocco and North America?
24.1%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and North America?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Morocco and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 48th and North America ranks 45th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.