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
20406080100197119952019

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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.