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

Morocco: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 357,799 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
357,799 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
41st
of 202 countries
All-time high
357,799 number
in 2020
All-time low
264,187 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 357,799 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% 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 age in Morocco peaked at 357,799 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 264,187 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 276,447 number 264,187 number 285,912 number 10
1980s 313,059 number 288,340 number 344,119 number 10
1990s 343,972 number 334,949 number 353,978 number 10
2000s 315,816 number 303,860 number 336,113 number 10
2010s 329,068 number 314,313 number 353,264 number 10
2020s 357,799 number 357,799 number 357,799 number 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Morocco?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Morocco was 357,799 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 357,799 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 264,187 number in 1970.
How does Morocco rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Morocco ranks 41st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

Male 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/