Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco

Morocco: Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male was 30.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
30.1%
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
5th
of 153 countries
All-time high
42.3%
in 1992
All-time low
9.4%
in 1988
Years of data
36
1974–2018

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco, 1974–2018

102030401974199620181974: 16.5 %1975: 15.7 %1976: 15.7 %1977: 10.9 %1978: 11.6 %1979: 11.6 %1980: 12.1 %1985: 12.3 %1986: 10.5 %1987: 9.5 %1988: 9.4 %1989: 11.2 %1991: 41.9 %1992: 42.3 %1993: 40.7 %1994: 41.5 %1996: 41.9 %1999: 32 %2000: 34.4 %2001: 35.2 %2002: 33.6 %2003: 33.7 %2005: 32.6 %2006: 33.4 %2007: 32.8 %2008: 30.8 %2009: 32.6 %2010: 33.5 %2011: 32.7 %2012: 33.1 %2013: 33.6 %2014: 33.7 %2015: 33.9 %2016: 34.6 %2017: 33 %2018: 30.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 30.1% for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco peaked at 42.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1988.

Morocco ranks 5th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%) in Morocco, 1974 to 2018.
Year % Change
1974 16.5%
1975 15.7% -5.0%
1976 15.7% +0.3%
1977 10.9% -30.7%
1978 11.6% +6.3%
1979 11.6% -0.1%
1980 12.1% +5.0%
1985 12.3% +1.1%
1986 10.5% -14.2%
1987 9.5% -10.3%
1988 9.4% -1.0%
1989 11.2% +19.2%
1991 41.9% +275.2%
1992 42.3% +1.0%
1993 40.7% -3.8%
1994 41.5% +1.9%
1996 41.9% +1.1%
1999 32.0% -23.7%
2000 34.4% +7.5%
2001 35.2% +2.3%
2002 33.6% -4.7%
2003 33.7% +0.5%
2005 32.6% -3.2%
2006 33.4% +2.4%
2007 32.8% -1.8%
2008 30.8% -6.1%
2009 32.6% +5.9%
2010 33.5% +2.6%
2011 32.7% -2.2%
2012 33.1% +1.0%
2013 33.6% +1.5%
2014 33.7% +0.4%
2015 33.9% +0.5%
2016 34.6% +2.1%
2017 33.0% -4.6%
2018 30.1% -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.6% 10.9% 16.5% 6
1980s 10.8% 9.4% 12.3% 6
1990s 40.0% 32.0% 42.3% 6
2000s 33.2% 30.8% 35.2% 9
2010s 33.1% 30.1% 34.6% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 2 Sao Tome and Principe 43.0% compare
  2. 3 Iraq 36.5% compare
  3. 4 Guinea-Bissau 34.3% compare
  4. 6 Cape Verde 29.8% compare
  5. 7 Eritrea 28.8% compare
  6. 8 Benin 26.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco?
Repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male in Morocco was 30.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 1992.
What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1988.
How does Morocco rank for repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male?
Morocco ranks 5th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,514 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.