Morocco: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Morocco's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.00232 on 2020 (from 0.97 to 0.97).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.00978 and a typical year strayed about 0.0094 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.03 in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.00606 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00218 a year. A straight line explains 73% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 0.98 for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.000497, against 0.00937 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2021, Morocco had the 48th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Morocco in the 2021 ranking

• Macao SAR, China — 44th of 64: 0.98
• Mongolia — 45th of 64: 0.98
• Philippines — 46th of 64: 0.98
• Lao PDR — 48th of 64: 0.97
• Barbados — 49th of 64: 0.97
• Peru — 50th of 64: 0.97

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 51 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0.67 (2019)
• Algeria — 0.97 (2020)
• Bahrain — 0.99 (2019)
• Djibouti — 0.92 (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.01 (2019)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.06 (2020)
• Israel — 1.01 (2020)
• Jordan — 0.99 (2021)
• Kuwait — 1.15 (2021)

More education data for Morocco

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 106.37% (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.61 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 116.59% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 115.44% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 117.68% (2024)
• Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)

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Questions people ask

What is Morocco's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.97 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 83.14% from 0.53 in 1971 (1.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.97 in 2021 and the lowest 0.53 in 1971.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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