Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Morocco

Morocco: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 129,360 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
129,360 number
Change on year
down 26.8%
World rank
21st
of 132 countries
All-time high
203,856 number
in 2001
All-time low
104,168 number
in 2014
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Morocco, 1999–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1999200920191999: 191.1k number2000: 175.2k number2001: 203.9k number2002: 184.0k number2003: 185.8k number2006: 156.7k number2007: 130.1k number2008: 131.8k number2010: 124.1k number2011: 122.2k number2012: 124.4k number2013: 117.2k number2014: 104.2k number2015: 164.9k number2016: 180.8k number2017: 161.3k number2018: 176.7k number2019: 129.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Morocco is 129,360 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Morocco peaked at 203,856 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 104,168 number, in 2014.

That places Morocco 21st out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Morocco, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 191,062 number
2000 175,185 number -8.3%
2001 203,856 number +16.4%
2002 184,030 number -9.7%
2003 185,834 number +1.0%
2006 156,657 number -15.7%
2007 130,081 number -17.0%
2008 131,850 number +1.4%
2010 124,063 number -5.9%
2011 122,197 number -1.5%
2012 124,414 number +1.8%
2013 117,180 number -5.8%
2014 104,168 number -11.1%
2015 164,936 number +58.3%
2016 180,792 number +9.6%
2017 161,337 number -10.8%
2018 176,670 number +9.5%
2019 129,360 number -26.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 191,062 number 191,062 number 191,062 number 1
2000s 166,785 number 130,081 number 203,856 number 7
2010s 140,512 number 104,168 number 180,792 number 10

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 151,218 number compare
  2. 19 Brazil 149,173 number compare
  3. 20 Saudi Arabia 142,887 number compare
  4. 22 Guinea 104,581 number compare
  5. 23 Tajikistan 92,049 number compare
  6. 24 Russian Federation 90,090 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Morocco?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Morocco was 129,360 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 203,856 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 104,168 number in 2014.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Morocco ranks 21st out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/