School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Morocco
Morocco: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 697,834 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
697,834 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
41st
of 202 countries
All-time high
697,834 number
in 2020
All-time low
517,798 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Morocco, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 697,834 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Morocco peaked at 697,834 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 517,798 number, in 1970.
Morocco ranks 41st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 517,798 number | — |
| 1971 | 524,355 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 532,778 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 538,899 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 543,013 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 545,290 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 546,111 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 550,664 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 555,420 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 560,293 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 564,972 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 569,187 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 579,120 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 591,531 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 605,074 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 618,426 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 629,866 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 644,107 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 659,950 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 675,034 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 686,723 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 692,080 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 694,227 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 688,823 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 678,819 number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 667,282 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 658,279 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 654,944 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 656,062 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 658,301 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 656,955 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 647,819 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 637,663 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 624,129 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 609,680 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 597,903 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 592,932 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 593,482 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 598,695 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 606,373 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 613,300 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 615,610 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 620,085 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 624,792 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 630,154 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 637,037 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 646,392 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 659,338 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 674,312 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 688,448 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 697,834 number | +1.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 697,834 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 245,129 number, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 697,834 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 209,047 number, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 541,462 number | 517,798 number | 560,293 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 613,727 number | 564,972 number | 675,034 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 673,554 number | 654,944 number | 694,227 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 616,563 number | 592,932 number | 656,955 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 640,947 number | 613,300 number | 688,448 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 697,834 number | 697,834 number | 697,834 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 746,613 number compare
- 39 Madagascar 746,547 number compare
- 40 Colombia 735,967 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 659,494 number compare
- 43 Mali 635,009 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 633,409 number compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Morocco?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Morocco was 697,834 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 697,834 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 517,798 number in 1970.
- How does Morocco rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Morocco ranks 41st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/