School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Morocco

Morocco: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 340,035 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
340,035 number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
41st
of 202 countries
All-time high
340,249 number
in 1992
All-time low
253,611 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Morocco, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Morocco stood at 340,035 number.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Morocco peaked at 340,249 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 253,611 number, in 1970.

That places Morocco 41st out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 official primary entry in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Morocco, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 253,611 number —
1971 256,441 number +1.1%
1972 260,454 number +1.6%
1973 263,514 number +1.2%
1974 265,684 number +0.8%
1975 266,955 number +0.5%
1976 267,400 number +0.2%
1977 269,690 number +0.9%
1978 272,023 number +0.9%
1979 274,381 number +0.9%
1980 276,632 number +0.8%
1981 278,672 number +0.7%
1982 283,577 number +1.8%
1983 289,701 number +2.2%
1984 296,388 number +2.3%
1985 302,990 number +2.2%
1986 308,671 number +1.9%
1987 315,665 number +2.3%
1988 323,466 number +2.5%
1989 330,915 number +2.3%
1990 336,723 number +1.8%
1991 339,426 number +0.8%
1992 340,249 number +0.2%
1993 337,332 number -0.9%
1994 332,166 number -1.5%
1995 326,301 number -1.8%
1996 321,796 number -1.4%
1997 319,995 number -0.6%
1998 320,368 number +0.1%
1999 321,467 number +0.3%
2000 320,842 number -0.2%
2001 316,381 number -1.4%
2002 311,238 number -1.6%
2003 304,414 number -2.2%
2004 297,186 number -2.4%
2005 291,376 number -2.0%
2006 289,072 number -0.8%
2007 289,376 number +0.1%
2008 291,930 number +0.9%
2009 295,660 number +1.3%
2010 298,987 number +1.1%
2011 300,030 number +0.3%
2012 302,130 number +0.7%
2013 304,138 number +0.7%
2014 306,387 number +0.7%
2015 309,474 number +1.0%
2016 314,038 number +1.5%
2017 320,439 number +2.0%
2018 327,978 number +2.4%
2019 335,184 number +2.2%
2020 340,035 number +1.4%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 340,035 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 340,035 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 265,015 number 253,611 number 274,381 number 10
1980s 300,668 number 276,632 number 330,915 number 10
1990s 329,582 number 319,995 number 340,249 number 10
2000s 300,748 number 289,072 number 320,842 number 10
2010s 311,878 number 298,987 number 335,184 number 10
2020s 340,035 number 340,035 number 340,035 number 1

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 38 Germany 367,905 number compare
  2. 39 Argentina 367,502 number compare
  3. 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
  4. 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare
  5. 43 Mali 312,055 number compare
  6. 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare

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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 340,035 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 340,249 number in 1992.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 253,611 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 13.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female 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/