Egypt vs Morocco: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Egypt
98.7%
in 2019
Morocco
98.6%
in 2019
Egypt rank
87th
Morocco rank
88th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 98.7% against 98.6% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 87th and Morocco ranks 88th of 197 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.6% | 33.9% | 21.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 68.6% | 51.1% | 17.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 55.5% | 27.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 73.8% | 13.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 92.8% | 0.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Egypt or Morocco?
- Egypt, at 98.7% against 98.6% in Morocco as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Egypt and Morocco?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 87th and Morocco ranks 88th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.