Morocco vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Morocco
23.3%
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
14.9%
in 2024
Morocco rank
6th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
7th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Morocco
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 23.3% against 14.9% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.6 times WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Morocco ranks 6th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 17.8% | 0.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 16.0% | 5.8% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 15.2% | 8.4% | 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Morocco, at 23.3% against 14.9% in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Morocco and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 8.4%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Morocco ranks 6th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 7th 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