Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco

Morocco: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 21.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
21.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 156 countries
All-time high
21.2%
in 2018
All-time low
14.6%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco, 1999–2018

051015201999200820181999: 18.2 %2000: 18.6 %2001: 19.3 %2002: 19.3 %2003: 18.2 %2005: 16.3 %2006: 16 %2007: 15.8 %2008: 14.6 %2009: 15.3 %2010: 15.5 %2011: 15.1 %2012: 15.6 %2013: 15.5 %2014: 16.3 %2015: 17.6 %2016: 20.9 %2017: 21.1 %2018: 21.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 21.2% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco peaked at 21.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2008.

Morocco ranks 11th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%) in Morocco, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 18.2%
2000 18.6% +2.6%
2001 19.3% +3.5%
2002 19.3% -0.2%
2003 18.2% -5.3%
2005 16.3% -10.7%
2006 16.0% -1.6%
2007 15.8% -1.3%
2008 14.6% -7.3%
2009 15.3% +4.7%
2010 15.5% +0.8%
2011 15.1% -2.6%
2012 15.6% +3.5%
2013 15.5% -0.5%
2014 16.3% +5.2%
2015 17.6% +7.8%
2016 20.9% +18.7%
2017 21.1% +0.8%
2018 21.2% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.2% 18.2% 18.2% 1
2000s 17.1% 14.6% 19.3% 9
2010s 17.6% 15.1% 21.2% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 8 Togo 22.0% compare
  2. 9 Burkina Faso 21.8% compare
  3. 10 Senegal 21.6% compare
  4. 12 Cape Verde 21.1% compare
  5. 13 Uruguay 20.4% compare
  6. 14 Eritrea 19.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco?
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco was 21.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2008.
How does Morocco rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Morocco ranks 11th out of 156 countries with data for 2018.
Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 2,040 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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