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
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Morocco, 1973–2009
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release