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

Morocco: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 319,949 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
319,949 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 136 countries
All-time high
898,338 number
in 2005
All-time low
319,588 number
in 2018
Years of data
10
2005–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2005201220192005: 898.3k number2006: 864.0k number2007: 805.4k number2008: 779.8k number2010: 687.8k number2011: 605.2k number2012: 534.4k number2017: 355.4k number2018: 319.6k number2019: 319.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Morocco is 319,949 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 59.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Morocco peaked at 898,338 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 319,588 number, in 2018.

That places Morocco 33rd out of 136 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, male (number) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 898,338 number
2006 864,004 number -3.8%
2007 805,446 number -6.8%
2008 779,825 number -3.2%
2010 687,828 number -11.8%
2011 605,246 number -12.0%
2012 534,361 number -11.7%
2017 355,351 number -33.5%
2018 319,588 number -10.1%
2019 319,949 number +0.1%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 319,949 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,268 number, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 319,949 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72,302 number, 4.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 836,903 number 779,825 number 898,338 number 4
2010s 470,387 number 319,588 number 687,828 number 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 30 Colombia 351,015 number compare
  2. 31 United States of America 344,551 number compare
  3. 32 Honduras 331,887 number compare
  4. 34 Germany 311,984 number compare
  5. 35 Zimbabwe 277,406 number compare
  6. 36 Mauritania 232,506 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 319,949 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 898,338 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 319,588 number in 2018.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Morocco ranks 33rd out of 136 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 59.0%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/