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

Morocco: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 25.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
25.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 156 countries
All-time high
25.9%
in 2016
All-time low
17.5%
in 2008
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

01020301999200820181999: 19.6 %2000: 20.5 %2001: 21.2 %2002: 21.3 %2003: 20.4 %2005: 18.9 %2006: 18.8 %2007: 18.7 %2008: 17.5 %2009: 18.4 %2010: 18.6 %2011: 18.3 %2012: 19.2 %2013: 19.2 %2014: 20.4 %2015: 21.8 %2016: 25.9 %2017: 25.6 %2018: 25.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco stood at 25.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Morocco peaked at 25.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2008.

That places Morocco 4th out of 156 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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), male (%) in Morocco, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 19.6%
2000 20.5% +4.8%
2001 21.2% +3.0%
2002 21.3% +0.9%
2003 20.4% -4.5%
2005 18.9% -7.1%
2006 18.8% -0.8%
2007 18.7% -0.5%
2008 17.5% -6.1%
2009 18.4% +4.7%
2010 18.6% +1.5%
2011 18.3% -1.7%
2012 19.2% +4.6%
2013 19.2% +0.3%
2014 20.4% +6.0%
2015 21.8% +6.9%
2016 25.9% +18.9%
2017 25.6% -1.1%
2018 25.7% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.6% 19.6% 19.6% 1
2000s 19.5% 17.5% 21.3% 9
2010s 21.6% 18.3% 25.9% 9

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 1 Eswatini 85.2% compare
  2. 2 Mali 33.7% compare
  3. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 30.2% compare
  4. 5 Cape Verde 25.4% compare
  5. 6 Benin 24.8% compare
  6. 7 Burundi 24.6% 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 25.7% 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 25.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2008.
How does Morocco rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
Morocco ranks 4th 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 46.4%. 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 lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 1,981 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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