What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Morocco and Small states?

393,430 number, with Morocco ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Small states?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Morocco vs Small states: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Morocco

5.68 million number

in 2019

Small states

5.29 million number

in 2019

Morocco rank

40th

Small states rank

40th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Morocco
Small states

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 5.68 million number against 5.29 million number in Small states, a difference of 393,430 number.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Morocco ranks 40th and Small states ranks 40th of 186 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.97 million number	3.01 million number	956,670 number	Morocco
2000s	5.75 million number	3.85 million number	1.90 million number	Morocco
2010s	5.50 million number	4.98 million number	523,709 number	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Morocco or Small states?: Morocco, at 5.68 million number against 5.29 million number in Small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Morocco and Small states?: 393,430 number, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Small states?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Morocco and Small states rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Morocco ranks 40th and Small states ranks 40th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.