Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco

Morocco: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 495,525 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
495,525 number
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
31st
of 147 countries
All-time high
1.01 million number
in 2005
All-time low
495,525 number
in 2019
Years of data
10
2005–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco, 2005–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2005201220192005: 1.0M number2006: 975.6k number2007: 940.6k number2008: 930.3k number2010: 893.3k number2011: 840.4k number2012: 769.2k number2017: 513.9k number2018: 511.2k number2019: 495.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 495,525 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 1.01 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 495,525 number, in 2019.

That places Morocco 31st out of 147 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Morocco, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 1.01 million number
2006 975,597 number -3.2%
2007 940,581 number -3.6%
2008 930,310 number -1.1%
2010 893,255 number -4.0%
2011 840,421 number -5.9%
2012 769,168 number -8.5%
2017 513,889 number -33.2%
2018 511,166 number -0.5%
2019 495,525 number -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 963,562 number 930,310 number 1.01 million number 4
2010s 670,571 number 495,525 number 893,255 number 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 28 Malawi 571,338 number compare
  2. 29 Cambodia 558,094 number
  3. 30 Ghana 516,715 number compare
  4. 32 Guinea 490,626 number compare
  5. 33 United States of America 454,254 number compare
  6. 34 Burundi 440,217 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Morocco was 495,525 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 million number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 495,525 number in 2019.
How does Morocco rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Morocco ranks 31st out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.