Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Morocco

Morocco: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education was 10.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
10.6%
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
30th
of 164 countries
All-time high
12.4%
in 1975
All-time low
3.3%
in 2011
Years of data
37
1974–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Morocco, 1974–2018

46810121974199620181974: 12.3 %1975: 12.4 %1976: 11.6 %1977: 10 %1978: 9.1 %1979: 8.4 %1980: 9.7 %1985: 9.2 %1986: 9.4 %1987: 8.7 %1988: 8 %1989: 8.4 %1990: 8.8 %1991: 8.3 %1992: 9.7 %1993: 8.4 %1994: 9.1 %1996: 9.4 %1999: 8.5 %2000: 8.1 %2001: 8.8 %2002: 8.9 %2003: 7.7 %2005: 5.9 %2006: 5.8 %2007: 5.3 %2008: 4.6 %2009: 4.1 %2010: 3.7 %2011: 3.3 %2012: 4 %2013: 3.9 %2014: 4.8 %2015: 5.7 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 9.3 %2018: 10.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Morocco stood at 10.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 132.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Morocco peaked at 12.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2011.

That places Morocco 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%) in Morocco, 1974 to 2018.
Year % Change
1974 12.3%
1975 12.4% +0.8%
1976 11.6% -6.5%
1977 10.0% -14.2%
1978 9.1% -8.4%
1979 8.4% -7.8%
1980 9.7% +15.4%
1985 9.2% -5.6%
1986 9.4% +3.0%
1987 8.7% -8.1%
1988 8.0% -7.4%
1989 8.4% +4.9%
1990 8.8% +4.1%
1991 8.3% -5.4%
1992 9.7% +17.4%
1993 8.4% -14.2%
1994 9.1% +9.0%
1996 9.4% +3.1%
1999 8.5% -9.9%
2000 8.1% -4.8%
2001 8.8% +9.9%
2002 8.9% +1.0%
2003 7.7% -14.3%
2005 5.9% -23.2%
2006 5.8% -0.7%
2007 5.3% -10.0%
2008 4.6% -13.6%
2009 4.1% -10.4%
2010 3.7% -9.4%
2011 3.3% -10.7%
2012 4.0% +20.3%
2013 3.9% -1.1%
2014 4.8% +23.1%
2015 5.7% +17.5%
2016 8.6% +51.6%
2017 9.3% +8.1%
2018 10.6% +13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.6% 8.4% 12.4% 6
1980s 8.9% 8.0% 9.7% 6
1990s 8.9% 8.3% 9.7% 7
2000s 6.6% 4.1% 8.9% 9
2010s 6.0% 3.3% 10.6% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 27 Guyana 11.2% compare
  2. 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.0% compare
  3. 29 Algeria 10.7% compare
  4. 31 Mozambique 10.2% compare
  5. 32 South Africa 9.9% compare
  6. 33 Bhutan 9.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Morocco?
Repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education in Morocco was 10.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1975.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2011.
How does Morocco rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education?
Morocco ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 2 of lower secondary general education rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.5%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,796 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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