Share of primary school teachers who are women in Morocco
Morocco: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Morocco is 64.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Morocco peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1971.
That places Morocco 153rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4% | 18.3% | 20.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 28.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 36.0% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 36.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 50.0% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 58.7% | 64.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 150 Bangladesh 65.9% compare
- 151 Bolivia 65.6% compare
- 152 American Samoa 65.1% compare
- 154 Fiji 64.6% compare
- 156 Cape Verde 63.5% compare
More education data for Morocco
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 189,855 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 115.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Morocco?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Morocco was 64.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Morocco ranks 153rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.