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

Morocco: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male was 26.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
26.3%
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
12th
of 172 countries
All-time high
26.3%
in 2018
All-time low
8.8%
in 1990
Years of data
37
1974–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco, 1974–2018

101520251974199620181974: 12 %1975: 12 %1976: 12.3 %1977: 10.4 %1978: 9.2 %1979: 9.7 %1980: 9.6 %1985: 9.3 %1986: 10.4 %1987: 11.6 %1988: 11.8 %1989: 12.5 %1990: 8.8 %1991: 11.8 %1992: 11.3 %1993: 12.2 %1994: 13 %1996: 13.8 %1999: 13.9 %2000: 14.5 %2001: 15.1 %2002: 15.7 %2003: 14 %2005: 12.7 %2006: 11.9 %2007: 12.1 %2008: 11.1 %2009: 11 %2010: 10.2 %2011: 10.3 %2012: 11.5 %2013: 11.9 %2014: 13.5 %2015: 15.6 %2016: 22.1 %2017: 24.2 %2018: 26.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 26.3% for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco peaked at 26.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1990.

That places Morocco 12th out of 172 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Morocco, 1974 to 2018.
Year % Change
1974 12.0%
1975 12.0% +0.3%
1976 12.3% +1.8%
1977 10.4% -15.5%
1978 9.2% -11.1%
1979 9.7% +5.4%
1980 9.6% -1.0%
1985 9.3% -3.6%
1986 10.4% +12.4%
1987 11.6% +11.9%
1988 11.8% +1.1%
1989 12.5% +6.3%
1990 8.8% -29.7%
1991 11.8% +34.5%
1992 11.3% -4.2%
1993 12.2% +7.8%
1994 13.0% +6.1%
1996 13.8% +6.4%
1999 13.9% +0.5%
2000 14.5% +4.7%
2001 15.1% +4.1%
2002 15.7% +3.9%
2003 14.0% -10.7%
2005 12.7% -9.3%
2006 11.9% -6.5%
2007 12.1% +1.9%
2008 11.1% -8.1%
2009 11.0% -1.3%
2010 10.2% -6.7%
2011 10.3% +0.1%
2012 11.5% +12.3%
2013 11.9% +3.5%
2014 13.5% +13.6%
2015 15.6% +14.8%
2016 22.1% +42.1%
2017 24.2% +9.4%
2018 26.3% +8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.9% 9.2% 12.3% 6
1980s 10.9% 9.3% 12.5% 6
1990s 12.1% 8.8% 13.9% 7
2000s 13.1% 11.0% 15.7% 9
2010s 16.2% 10.2% 26.3% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 9 Portugal 26.9% compare
  2. 10 Cape Verde 26.9% compare
  3. 11 Uruguay 26.9% compare
  4. 13 Benin 22.9% compare
  5. 14 Libya 22.7% compare
  6. 15 Senegal 20.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco?
Repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco was 26.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1990.
How does Morocco rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male?
Morocco ranks 12th out of 172 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 3,106 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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