Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita was 64.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita in Morocco, 1982–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Morocco is 64.3%, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Morocco peaked at 69.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1982.
Morocco ranks 76th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 41.6% | 41.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 52.3% | 56.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 64.3% | 69.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 73 East Timor 69.4% compare
- 74 Nepal 68.7% compare
- 75 Democratic Republic of Congo 68.5% compare
- 77 Mozambique 61.7% compare
- 78 Ethiopia 60.5% compare
- 79 Pakistan 58.9% compare
More education data for Morocco
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 189,855 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 115.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Morocco?
- Literacy rate vs. gdp per capita in Morocco was 64.3% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1982.
- How does Morocco rank for literacy rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Morocco ranks 76th out of 89 countries with data for 2014.
- Is literacy rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.