Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Morocco
Morocco: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.52 LPIA in 2014. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Morocco, 1982–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Morocco is 0.52 LPIA, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Morocco peaked at 0.6 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.27 LPIA, in 1982.
Morocco ranks 49th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Morocco, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.27 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.28 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4 LPIA | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 0.42 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.43 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6 LPIA | +39.5% |
| 2014 | 0.52 LPIA | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.27 LPIA | 0.27 LPIA | 0.27 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.28 LPIA | 0.28 LPIA | 0.28 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4167 LPIA | 0.4 LPIA | 0.43 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.56 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 189,855 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Morocco?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Morocco was 0.52 LPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 LPIA in 1982.
- How does Morocco rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Morocco ranks 49th out of 53 countries with data for 2014.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release