Children out of school, primary in Morocco
Morocco: Children out of school, primary was 18,988 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Morocco, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2021, children out of school, primary in Morocco stood at 18,988. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Morocco peaked at 1.75 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18,988, in 2021.
That places Morocco 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 million | 1.19 million | 1.39 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million | 1.10 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.40 million | 855,359 | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 511,833 | 423,758 | 732,215 | 10 |
| 2010s | 276,425 | 126,727 | 394,740 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,117 | 18,988 | 19,246 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 93 Belarus 20,600 compare
- 94 Costa Rica 19,701 compare
- 95 Rwanda 19,504 compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 18,854 compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 18,501 compare
- 99 Venezuela 17,643 compare
More education data for Morocco
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 189,855 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 115.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 117.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 22.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 12.63 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Morocco?
- Children out of school, primary in Morocco was 18,988 in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,988 in 2021.
- How does Morocco rank for children out of school, primary?
- Morocco ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.