MDG: Northern Africa vs Morocco: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

MDG: Northern Africa
9.38 years
in 2024
Morocco
10.35 years
in 2024
MDG: Northern Africa rank
26th
Morocco rank
24th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 10.35 years against 9.38 years in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 0.97 years.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Northern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 26th and Morocco ranks 24th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, MDG: Northern Africa averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa Morocco Difference Ahead
1990s 7.46 years 6.44 years 1.03 years MDG: Northern Africa
2000s 8.23 years 8.09 years 0.1437 years MDG: Northern Africa
2010s 8.88 years 9.17 years 0.2817 years Morocco
2020s 9.21 years 10.05 years 0.8396 years Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, MDG: Northern Africa or Morocco?
Morocco, at 10.35 years against 9.38 years in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between MDG: Northern Africa and Morocco?
0.97 years, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Morocco?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and Morocco rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 26th and Morocco ranks 24th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release