Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Morocco

Morocco: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 362,544 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
362,544 number
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
27th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.17 million number
in 2005
All-time low
362,544 number
in 2019
Years of data
10
2005–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Morocco, 2005–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M2005201220192005: 1.2M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.0M number2010: 879.4k number2011: 792.2k number2012: 721.2k number2017: 447.8k number2018: 393.5k number2019: 362.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 362,544 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Morocco peaked at 1.17 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 362,544 number, in 2019.

That places Morocco 27th out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 1.17 million number
2006 1.13 million number -3.8%
2007 1.06 million number -6.2%
2008 1.02 million number -3.5%
2010 879,413 number -13.7%
2011 792,217 number -9.9%
2012 721,219 number -9.0%
2017 447,824 number -37.9%
2018 393,520 number -12.1%
2019 362,544 number -7.9%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 362,544 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 185,708 number, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 362,544 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42,408 number, 8.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.09 million number 1.02 million number 1.17 million number 4
2010s 599,456 number 362,544 number 879,413 number 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 24 Philippines 457,457 number compare
  2. 25 Burundi 385,769 number compare
  3. 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 364,232 number compare
  4. 28 Jordan 349,190 number compare
  5. 29 Malaysia 344,140 number compare
  6. 30 Ghana 342,031 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Morocco?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Morocco was 362,544 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 362,544 number in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Morocco ranks 27th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/