Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Morocco

Morocco: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both was 20.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
20.4%
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
17th
of 178 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2018
All-time low
7.1%
in 2011
Years of data
40
1971–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Morocco, 1971–2018

051015201971199420181971: 13.2 %1972: 16.1 %1974: 11.4 %1975: 11.6 %1976: 11.7 %1977: 9.8 %1978: 8.7 %1979: 9.1 %1980: 9.5 %1982: 10.2 %1985: 9.2 %1986: 9.9 %1987: 10.7 %1988: 10.6 %1989: 11.1 %1990: 8.1 %1991: 10.5 %1992: 9.9 %1993: 10.6 %1994: 11.3 %1996: 11.8 %1999: 11.7 %2000: 12.1 %2001: 12.5 %2002: 12.9 %2003: 11.2 %2005: 9.6 %2006: 8.9 %2007: 8.9 %2008: 8 %2009: 7.9 %2010: 7.2 %2011: 7.1 %2012: 8.1 %2013: 8.2 %2014: 9.5 %2015: 11.2 %2016: 16.2 %2017: 18.3 %2018: 20.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Morocco stood at 20.4%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 153.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Morocco peaked at 20.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2011.

Morocco ranks 17th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%) in Morocco, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 13.2%
1972 16.1% +21.7%
1974 11.4% -29.0%
1975 11.6% +1.8%
1976 11.7% +1.2%
1977 9.8% -16.2%
1978 8.7% -11.3%
1979 9.1% +4.7%
1980 9.5% +3.6%
1982 10.2% +8.1%
1985 9.2% -10.7%
1986 9.9% +8.6%
1987 10.7% +8.1%
1988 10.6% -1.3%
1989 11.1% +5.1%
1990 8.1% -27.5%
1991 10.5% +29.6%
1992 9.9% -5.1%
1993 10.6% +7.0%
1994 11.3% +6.3%
1996 11.8% +4.3%
1999 11.7% -1.1%
2000 12.1% +3.9%
2001 12.5% +3.4%
2002 12.9% +3.2%
2003 11.2% -13.3%
2005 9.6% -14.8%
2006 8.9% -7.4%
2007 8.9% +0.4%
2008 8.0% -9.4%
2009 7.9% -2.1%
2010 7.2% -8.9%
2011 7.1% -0.4%
2012 8.1% +13.5%
2013 8.2% +1.7%
2014 9.5% +15.2%
2015 11.2% +17.7%
2016 16.2% +45.3%
2017 18.3% +12.8%
2018 20.4% +11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.5% 8.7% 16.1% 8
1980s 10.2% 9.2% 11.1% 7
1990s 10.6% 8.1% 11.8% 7
2000s 10.2% 7.9% 12.9% 9
2010s 11.8% 7.1% 20.4% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 14 Burkina Faso 20.8% compare
  2. 15 Senegal 20.5% compare
  3. 16 Libya 20.4% compare
  4. 18 Portugal 20.2% compare
  5. 19 Niger 20.1% compare
  6. 20 Congo 19.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Morocco?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both in Morocco was 20.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2011.
How does Morocco rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both?
Morocco ranks 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 153.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,631 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.