Egypt vs Morocco: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Egypt
79.2%
in 2020
Morocco
71.8%
in 2020
Egypt rank
94th
Morocco rank
97th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 79.2% against 71.8% in Morocco, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 94th and Morocco ranks 97th of 111 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 1890s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 1900s | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 1910s | 4.2% | 0.4% | 3.7% | Egypt |
| 1920s | 6.1% | 1.2% | 4.8% | Egypt |
| 1930s | 5.3% | 2.0% | 3.3% | Egypt |
| 1940s | 5.5% | 3.0% | 2.5% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 8.2% | 4.4% | 3.8% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 13.2% | 7.8% | 5.4% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 16.6% | 4.6% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 39.8% | 27.6% | 12.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 54.1% | 40.2% | 13.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 50.8% | 15.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 73.9% | 62.9% | 11.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 71.8% | 7.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Egypt or Morocco?
- Egypt, at 79.2% against 71.8% in Morocco as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Egypt and Morocco?
- 7.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Egypt ranks 94th and Morocco ranks 97th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.