Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco

Morocco: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 109.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
109.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
25th
of 188 countries
All-time high
109.9%
in 2019
All-time low
67.3%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1996–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco, 1996–2019

02550751001996200720191996: 67.3 %1997: 68.6 %1998: 70 %1999: 74.4 %2000: 78.9 %2001: 83 %2002: 87.5 %2003: 89.7 %2004: 90.6 %2005: 91.8 %2006: 93 %2007: 95.8 %2008: 96.5 %2009: 97.3 %2010: 99.3 %2011: 101.1 %2012: 102.3 %2013: 103.8 %2014: 104.4 %2015: 104.2 %2017: 107.4 %2018: 108.6 %2019: 109.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 109.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 109.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1996.

That places Morocco 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Morocco, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 67.3%
1997 68.6% +1.9%
1998 70.0% +2.0%
1999 74.4% +6.3%
2000 78.9% +6.0%
2001 83.0% +5.2%
2002 87.5% +5.4%
2003 89.7% +2.5%
2004 90.6% +1.1%
2005 91.8% +1.3%
2006 93.0% +1.2%
2007 95.8% +3.0%
2008 96.5% +0.8%
2009 97.3% +0.8%
2010 99.3% +2.1%
2011 101.1% +1.8%
2012 102.3% +1.1%
2013 103.8% +1.5%
2014 104.4% +0.6%
2015 104.2% -0.2%
2017 107.4% +3.1%
2018 108.6% +1.1%
2019 109.9% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70.1% 67.3% 74.4% 4
2000s 90.4% 78.9% 97.3% 10
2010s 104.6% 99.3% 109.9% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 22 Colombia 111.0% compare
  2. 23 Portugal 110.4% compare
  3. 24 Benin 110.0% compare
  4. 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.5% compare
  5. 27 Hong Kong, China 109.4% compare
  6. 28 Viet Nam 109.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Morocco was 109.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 109.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1996.
How does Morocco rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.