School enrollment, primary in Morocco
Morocco: School enrollment, primary was 99.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Morocco, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 99.1% for school enrollment, primary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Morocco peaked at 99.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1971.
That places Morocco 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 36.9% | 53.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 59.5% | 55.2% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 55.7% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 76.6% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.3% | 99.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (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, total 12.63 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 22.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Morocco?
- School enrollment, primary in Morocco was 99.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Morocco ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.