Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Morocco
Morocco: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 2.5% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Morocco, 1973–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 2.5% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2013.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Morocco peaked at 3.3% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1998.
Morocco ranks 12th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.3% | — |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +22.0% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -24.0% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -16.8% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +48.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,432 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 266,273 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 460,392 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 452,625 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.121 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Morocco?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Morocco was 2.5% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1979.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1998.
- How does Morocco rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Morocco ranks 12th out of 165 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release