Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Morocco

Morocco: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 25.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
57th
of 142 countries
All-time high
47.5%
in 2005
All-time low
25.7%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2005–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Morocco, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 47.5 %2006: 45.7 %2007: 43.7 %2008: 43 %2010: 41.3 %2011: 38.6 %2012: 35.3 %2017: 25.9 %2018: 25.9 %2019: 25.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 25.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Morocco peaked at 47.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2019.

Morocco ranks 57th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 47.5%
2006 45.7% -3.8%
2007 43.7% -4.4%
2008 43.0% -1.5%
2010 41.3% -4.0%
2011 38.6% -6.5%
2012 35.3% -8.7%
2017 25.9% -26.7%
2018 25.9% +0.2%
2019 25.7% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.0% 43.0% 47.5% 4
2010s 32.1% 25.7% 41.3% 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 27.6% compare
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  3. 56 Kenya 26.2% compare
  4. 58 Jamaica 25.1% compare
  5. 59 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.9% compare
  6. 60 Cayman Islands 24.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Morocco?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Morocco was 25.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Morocco ranks 57th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.