Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Morocco
Morocco: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 41.0% in 2017. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Morocco, 1971β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 41.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.6% on the previous year and up 122.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Morocco peaked at 41.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1971.
That places Morocco 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 27.0% | 41.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 189,855 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Morocco?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Morocco was 41.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Morocco ranks 120th out of 135 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release