Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Morocco
Morocco: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 51.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Morocco, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Morocco is 51.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Morocco peaked at 57.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2023.
Morocco ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.1% | — |
| 2006 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 51.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 51.5% | +0.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 51.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 51.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.4%, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8% | 56.6% | 57.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 53.0% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 51.1% | 53.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More work & labour data for Morocco
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5939 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6191 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.834 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 35,258 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,402 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 18,652 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,233 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,884 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Morocco?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Morocco was 51.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2023.
- How does Morocco rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Morocco ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).