Morocco vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Morocco
23.3%
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
14.7%
in 2024
Morocco rank
6th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
8th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Morocco
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 23.3% against 14.7% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.6 times SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 6th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 17.9% | 0.5% | SDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 15.9% | 5.9% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 15.0% | 8.6% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Morocco or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Morocco, at 23.3% against 14.7% in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Morocco and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 8.6%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Morocco ranks 6th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 8th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release