Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco

Morocco: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 18.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18.5%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
47th
of 142 countries
All-time high
41.3%
in 2005
All-time low
18.5%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2005–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 41.3 %2006: 40.6 %2007: 39.1 %2008: 38.2 %2010: 35 %2011: 32 %2012: 28.1 %2017: 20 %2018: 19.7 %2019: 18.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 18.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco peaked at 41.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2019.

Morocco ranks 47th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 41.3%
2006 40.6% -1.5%
2007 39.1% -3.9%
2008 38.2% -2.3%
2010 35.0% -8.2%
2011 32.0% -8.7%
2012 28.1% -12.3%
2017 20.0% -28.7%
2018 19.7% -1.5%
2019 18.5% -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.8% 38.2% 41.3% 4
2010s 25.6% 18.5% 35.0% 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 44 Ghana 19.0% compare
  2. 45 Belize 18.9% compare
  3. 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 18.6% compare
  4. 48 Puerto Rico 18.2% compare
  5. 49 South Africa 18.1% compare
  6. 50 Namibia 18.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco was 18.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Morocco ranks 47th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/