Morocco: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is up 22.33% from 2.92 million in 2019 (4.11% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 1,095% from 298,880 in 1971 (4.79% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 4 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Morocco's secondary education, pupils rose 4% on 2023 (from 3.43 million to 3.57 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2023), the average change was +2.7% and a typical year strayed about 4.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above 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 20.4% in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.6% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2017 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 106,336 a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 8 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Morocco had the 13th highest value of the 100 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 2024 ranking

• Algeria — 10th of 100: 6.07 million
• Spain — 11th of 100: 3.71 million
• Nepal — 12th of 100: 3.67 million
• Saudi Arabia — 14th of 100: 3.36 million
• Ghana — 15th of 100: 3.33 million
• Poland — 16th of 100: 3.33 million

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 50 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 3.43 million (2023)
• Algeria — 6.07 million (2024)
• Bahrain — 109,221 (2024)
• Djibouti — 69,362 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 11.56 million (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 6.62 million (2023)
• Israel — 948,390 (2024)
• Jordan — 1.03 million (2024)
• Kuwait — 302,047 (2015)
• Lebanon — 417,800 (2024)
• Malta — 32,424 (2023)
• Oman

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 secondary education, pupils?

3.57 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1,095% from 298,880 in 1971 (4.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.57 million in 2024 and the lowest 298,880 in 1971.

How does Morocco rank?

13th highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Morocco?

In 2024, Morocco's secondary education, pupils rose 4% on 2023 (from 3.43 million to 3.57 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2023), the average change was +2.7% and a typical year strayed about 4.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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