Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Morocco

Morocco: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1.0%
World rank
58th
of 173 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 1982
All-time low
0.4%
in 1973
Years of data
25
1973–2009

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Morocco, 1973–2009

0.40.60.811.21973199120091973: 0.387 %1974: 0.432 %1975: 0.725 %1976: 1 %1977: 0.922 %1978: 0.758 %1979: 1 %1980: 0.881 %1981: 1.1 %1982: 1.2 %1983: 1.2 %1984: 0.873 %1985: 0.893 %1986: 1 %1987: 0.992 %1988: 1 %1989: 0.776 %1990: 0.825 %1991: 0.779 %1993: 0.848 %1995: 0.802 %1998: 0.75 %1999: 0.793 %2000: 0.916 %2009: 0.975 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 1.0% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2009.

The figure is up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Morocco peaked at 1.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1973.

That places Morocco 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Morocco, 1973 to 2009.
Year % Change
1973 0.4%
1974 0.4% +11.7%
1975 0.7% +67.7%
1976 1.0% +38.6%
1977 0.9% -8.2%
1978 0.8% -17.8%
1979 1.0% +35.9%
1980 0.9% -14.4%
1981 1.1% +20.1%
1982 1.2% +13.6%
1983 1.2% -1.3%
1984 0.9% -26.5%
1985 0.9% +2.3%
1986 1.0% +13.8%
1987 1.0% -2.3%
1988 1.0% +1.4%
1989 0.8% -22.8%
1990 0.8% +6.3%
1991 0.8% -5.6%
1993 0.8% +8.9%
1995 0.8% -5.5%
1998 0.8% -6.4%
1999 0.8% +5.7%
2000 0.9% +15.5%
2009 1.0% +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8% 0.4% 1.0% 7
1980s 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% 10
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 55 Slovakia 1.0% compare
  2. 56 Argentina 1.0% compare
  3. 57 Brazil 1.0% compare
  4. 59 Nicaragua 1.0% compare
  5. 60 Greece 1.0% compare
  6. 61 Congo 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Morocco?
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Morocco was 1.0% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1982.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1973.
How does Morocco rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
Morocco ranks 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2009.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
173 places, 3,953 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release