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

Morocco: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 9.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9.1%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
59th
of 139 countries
All-time high
27.0%
in 2005
All-time low
9.1%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2005–2019

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

101520252005201220192005: 27 %2006: 26.2 %2007: 24.7 %2008: 24.1 %2010: 21.2 %2011: 19 %2012: 17.2 %2017: 11 %2018: 9.7 %2019: 9.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 9.1% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Morocco peaked at 27.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2019.

Morocco ranks 59th of 139 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 27.0%
2006 26.2% -3.0%
2007 24.7% -5.5%
2008 24.1% -2.6%
2010 21.2% -11.9%
2011 19.0% -10.4%
2012 17.2% -9.5%
2017 11.0% -36.2%
2018 9.7% -12.0%
2019 9.1% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.5% 24.1% 27.0% 4
2010s 14.6% 9.1% 21.2% 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 56 Türkiye 9.4% compare
  2. 57 Ghana 9.3% compare
  3. 58 Mauritius 9.2% compare
  4. 60 Dominican Republic 8.9% compare
  5. 61 Mexico 8.8% compare
  6. 62 Mongolia 8.5%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Morocco?
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Morocco was 9.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Morocco ranks 59th out of 139 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/