Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Morocco

Morocco: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 22.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
22.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
37th
of 153 countries
All-time high
41.1%
in 1999
All-time low
18.4%
in 2014
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Morocco, 1999–2019

0102030401999200920191999: 41.1 %2000: 40.3 %2002: 39.4 %2003: 39.2 %2005: 35.7 %2006: 33.7 %2007: 32.6 %2008: 29.9 %2010: 24.8 %2011: 22.4 %2012: 21.4 %2013: 19.8 %2014: 18.4 %2015: 25.7 %2016: 23.3 %2017: 23.1 %2018: 22.8 %2019: 22.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Morocco stood at 22.7%.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Morocco peaked at 41.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2014.

Morocco ranks 37th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Morocco, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 41.1%
2000 40.3% -2.0%
2002 39.4% -2.1%
2003 39.2% -0.7%
2005 35.7% -8.8%
2006 33.7% -5.7%
2007 32.6% -3.2%
2008 29.9% -8.4%
2010 24.8% -17.2%
2011 22.4% -9.4%
2012 21.4% -4.5%
2013 19.8% -7.7%
2014 18.4% -7.2%
2015 25.7% +39.8%
2016 23.3% -9.0%
2017 23.1% -1.0%
2018 22.8% -1.3%
2019 22.7% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.1% 41.1% 41.1% 1
2000s 35.8% 29.9% 40.3% 7
2010s 22.4% 18.4% 25.7% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Morocco?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Morocco was 22.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2014.
How does Morocco rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Morocco ranks 37th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/