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 20.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20.7%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
37th
of 138 countries
All-time high
47.1%
in 2005
All-time low
20.7%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2005–2019

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

010203040502005201220192005: 47.1 %2006: 46.3 %2007: 44.7 %2008: 43.8 %2010: 40.4 %2011: 37.4 %2012: 33.6 %2017: 23.1 %2018: 22.5 %2019: 20.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco stood at 20.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Morocco peaked at 47.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2019.

Morocco ranks 37th of 138 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, female (%) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 47.1%
2006 46.3% -1.6%
2007 44.7% -3.5%
2008 43.8% -2.0%
2010 40.4% -7.8%
2011 37.4% -7.2%
2012 33.6% -10.2%
2017 23.1% -31.4%
2018 22.5% -2.3%
2019 20.7% -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.5% 43.8% 47.1% 4
2010s 29.6% 20.7% 40.4% 6

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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 20.7% 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 47.1% 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 20.7% in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Morocco ranks 37th out of 138 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 52.8%. 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 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/