Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Morocco

Morocco: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 3.57 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3.57 million number
World rank
8th
of 83 countries
All-time high
4.71 million number
in 2009
All-time low
3.14 million number
in 1982
Years of data
8
1982–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Morocco, 1982–2018

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1982200020181982: 3.1M number1994: 4.0M number2004: 4.3M number2008: 4.7M number2009: 4.7M number2011: 4.0M number2012: 3.7M number2018: 3.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Morocco stood at 3.57 million number.

That represents a change of down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Morocco peaked at 4.71 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.14 million number, in 1982.

Morocco ranks 8th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.14 million number 3.14 million number 3.14 million number 1
1990s 3.98 million number 3.98 million number 3.98 million number 1
2000s 4.57 million number 4.33 million number 4.71 million number 3
2010s 3.75 million number 3.57 million number 4.02 million number 3

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 5 China 9.52 million number compare
  2. 6 Egypt 8.29 million number compare
  3. 7 Iran 3.79 million number compare
  4. 9 Nepal 3.36 million number compare
  5. 10 Indonesia 2.93 million number compare
  6. 11 Brazil 2.80 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Morocco?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Morocco was 3.57 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 4.71 million number in 2009.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 3.14 million number in 1982.
How does Morocco rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Morocco ranks 8th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.