Morocco - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Morocco was 17,612 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,738,425 in 1992 and a minimum value of 7,804 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1,527,415
1972 1,535,708
1973 1,559,917
1975 1,534,307
1976 1,469,874
1977 1,385,574
1978 1,310,688
1979 1,256,887
1980 1,194,892
1981 1,128,819
1982 1,127,947
1983 1,075,416
1984 1,020,396
1985 1,075,982
1986 1,148,455
1987 1,229,119
1988 1,307,463
1989 1,404,011
1990 1,410,722
1991 1,722,063
1992 1,738,425
1993 1,679,793
1994 1,587,682
1995 1,475,539
1996 1,373,244
1997 1,294,838
1998 1,307,153
1999 885,504
2000 765,766
2001 671,533
2002 574,274
2003 511,113
2004 511,221
2005 472,066
2006 412,310
2007 349,273
2008 329,062
2009 363,630
2010 242,333
2011 205,179
2012 228,065
2013 178,992
2014 203,684
2016 162,240
2017 89,998
2018 7,804
2019 16,064
2020 17,612

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation