Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Morocco

Morocco: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 188,014 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
188,014 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
26th
of 143 countries
All-time high
188,014 number
in 2019
All-time low
168,029 number
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Morocco, 2015–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2015201720192015: 168.0k number2016: 178.8k number2017: 177.3k number2018: 184.5k number2019: 188.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Morocco is 188,014 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over five years.

Morocco ranks 26th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number) in Morocco, 2015 to 2019.
Year number Change
2015 168,029 number
2016 178,772 number +6.4%
2017 177,329 number -0.8%
2018 184,520 number +4.1%
2019 188,014 number +1.9%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 188,014 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25,390 number, 7.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 188,014 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,390 number, 7.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 23 Saudi Arabia 256,004 number compare
  2. 24 Greece 224,478 number
  3. 25 Bangladesh 203,373 number compare
  4. 27 Ghana 175,090 number compare
  5. 28 Mexico 174,609 number
  6. 29 Philippines 173,349 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Morocco?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Morocco was 188,014 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 188,014 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 168,029 number in 2015.
How does Morocco rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 26th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).