Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Morocco

Morocco: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 113.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
113.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 188 countries
All-time high
113.0%
in 2019
All-time low
76.9%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1996–2019

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

02550751001251996200720191996: 76.9 %1997: 77.8 %1998: 78.5 %1999: 82 %2000: 85.8 %2001: 89.1 %2002: 93.2 %2003: 95 %2004: 95.8 %2005: 97 %2006: 98.1 %2007: 100.9 %2008: 101.6 %2009: 102.2 %2010: 104 %2011: 105.7 %2012: 106.7 %2013: 108.1 %2014: 108.5 %2015: 108.3 %2017: 111.4 %2018: 112.1 %2019: 113 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Morocco stood at 113.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Morocco peaked at 113.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 1996.

That places Morocco 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Morocco, 1996 to 2019.
Year % Change
1996 76.9%
1997 77.8% +1.3%
1998 78.5% +0.9%
1999 82.0% +4.4%
2000 85.8% +4.5%
2001 89.1% +4.0%
2002 93.2% +4.6%
2003 95.0% +1.9%
2004 95.8% +0.9%
2005 97.0% +1.3%
2006 98.1% +1.1%
2007 100.9% +2.8%
2008 101.6% +0.7%
2009 102.2% +0.6%
2010 104.0% +1.8%
2011 105.7% +1.6%
2012 106.7% +1.0%
2013 108.1% +1.2%
2014 108.5% +0.4%
2015 108.3% -0.2%
2017 111.4% +2.9%
2018 112.1% +0.7%
2019 113.0% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 78.8% 76.9% 82.0% 4
2000s 95.9% 85.8% 102.2% 10
2010s 108.7% 104.0% 113.0% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 15 Benin 114.9% compare
  2. 16 Fiji 114.9% compare
  3. 17 Tonga 114.7% compare
  4. 19 Tunisia 112.8% compare
  5. 20 Uruguay 112.8% compare
  6. 21 Eswatini 112.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Morocco?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Morocco was 113.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 113.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 1996.
How does Morocco rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Morocco ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.