Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Morocco
Morocco: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8893 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Morocco, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.8893 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Morocco peaked at 0.8893 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7268 GPI, in 1996.
That places Morocco 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.7268 GPI | — |
| 1997 | 0.7348 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7534 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7799 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7947 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7953 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8021 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8148 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8249 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8425 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8569 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.856 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8446 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8257 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8248 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8198 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8174 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8319 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8451 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8594 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8606 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8762 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8893 GPI | +1.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.8893 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPI, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.8893 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9705 GPI, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7487 GPI | 0.7268 GPI | 0.7799 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8257 GPI | 0.7947 GPI | 0.8569 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8472 GPI | 0.8174 GPI | 0.8893 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.18 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Morocco?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Morocco was 0.8893 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8893 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7268 GPI in 1996.
- How does Morocco rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Morocco ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.