School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Morocco
Morocco: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 13.62 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco stood at 13.62 years. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco peaked at 13.62 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.15 years, in 1971.
Morocco ranks 93rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.15 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.24 years | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 2.47 years | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 2.66 years | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 2.98 years | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 3.2 years | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 3.5 years | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 3.79 years | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 5.17 years | +36.4% |
| 1987 | 5.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.09 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.28 years | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.41 years | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.64 years | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 5.93 years | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 6.2 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 6.56 years | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 6.71 years | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.2 years | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 7.72 years | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 8.17 years | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 8.65 years | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 9.01 years | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 9.28 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.45 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 9.81 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 10.01 years | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.58 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.92 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.25 years | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.99 years | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 13.29 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.62 years | +2.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 13.62 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 13.62 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.42 years, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +36.4% | 3.79 years | 5.17 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.88 years | 2.15 years | 3.79 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.17 years | 5.09 years | 5.21 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.02 years | 5.28 years | 7.2 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.18 years | 7.72 years | 10.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.11 years | 10.58 years | 13.62 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 90 North Macedonia 13.72 years compare
- 91 Indonesia 13.67 years compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 13.64 years compare
- 94 Liechtenstein 13.57 years compare
- 95 Philippines 13.5 years compare
- 96 Panama 13.47 years compare
More gender data for Morocco
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,271 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8062 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,683 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,683 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco was 13.62 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 13.62 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 years in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Morocco ranks 93rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.