Morocco vs Namibia: Share of children who have completed primary school
Morocco
84.6%
in 2025
Namibia
86.3%
in 2025
Morocco rank
119th
Namibia rank
117th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Morocco
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 86.3% against 84.6% in Morocco, a difference of 1.7%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 117th of 165 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.1% | 52.4% | 22.4% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 62.6% | 21.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 72.3% | 13.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 79.7% | 6.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 84.8% | 2.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Morocco or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 86.3% against 84.6% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Morocco and Namibia?
- 1.7%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Namibia rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Morocco ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 117th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.