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

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

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, male (number) in Morocco, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 264,187 number —
1971 267,914 number +1.4%
1972 272,324 number +1.6%
1973 275,385 number +1.1%
1974 277,329 number +0.7%
1975 278,335 number +0.4%
1976 278,711 number +0.1%
1977 280,974 number +0.8%
1978 283,397 number +0.9%
1979 285,912 number +0.9%
1980 288,340 number +0.8%
1981 290,515 number +0.8%
1982 295,543 number +1.7%
1983 301,830 number +2.1%
1984 308,686 number +2.3%
1985 315,436 number +2.2%
1986 321,195 number +1.8%
1987 328,442 number +2.3%
1988 336,484 number +2.4%
1989 344,119 number +2.3%
1990 350,000 number +1.7%
1991 352,654 number +0.8%
1992 353,978 number +0.4%
1993 351,491 number -0.7%
1994 346,653 number -1.4%
1995 340,981 number -1.6%
1996 336,483 number -1.3%
1997 334,949 number -0.5%
1998 335,694 number +0.2%
1999 336,834 number +0.3%
2000 336,113 number -0.2%
2001 331,438 number -1.4%
2002 326,425 number -1.5%
2003 319,715 number -2.1%
2004 312,494 number -2.3%
2005 306,527 number -1.9%
2006 303,860 number -0.9%
2007 304,106 number +0.1%
2008 306,765 number +0.9%
2009 310,713 number +1.3%
2010 314,313 number +1.2%
2011 315,580 number +0.4%
2012 317,955 number +0.8%
2013 320,654 number +0.8%
2014 323,767 number +1.0%
2015 327,563 number +1.2%
2016 332,354 number +1.5%
2017 338,899 number +2.0%
2018 346,334 number +2.2%
2019 353,264 number +2.0%
2020 357,799 number +1.3%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 357,799 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 357,799 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 107,523 number, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 38 Madagascar 377,474 number compare
  2. 39 Colombia 376,446 number compare
  3. 40 Cote d'Ivoire 375,258 number compare
  4. 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare
  5. 43 Mali 322,954 number compare
  6. 44 Burkina Faso 322,251 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 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 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 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?
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, male (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, 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/