Mean years of schooling long run in Morocco
Morocco: Mean years of schooling long run was 6.83 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mean years of schooling long run in Morocco, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 6.83 for mean years of schooling long run in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling long run in Morocco peaked at 6.83 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1870.
Morocco ranks 87th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mean years of schooling long run in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.01 | — |
| 1875 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.04 | +300.0% |
| 1920 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 1925 | 0.1 | +42.9% |
| 1930 | 0.16 | +60.0% |
| 1935 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 1940 | 0.22 | +15.8% |
| 1945 | 0.26 | +18.2% |
| 1950 | 0.3 | +15.4% |
| 1955 | 0.39 | +30.0% |
| 1960 | 0.51 | +30.8% |
| 1965 | 0.75 | +47.1% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 1.43 | +36.2% |
| 1980 | 1.88 | +31.5% |
| 1985 | 2.45 | +30.3% |
| 1990 | 3.05 | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 3.64 | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 4.09 | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 4.63 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 5.27 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 6.15 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 6.83 | +11.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 6.83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.23, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 6.83 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.09, 84% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mean years of schooling long run in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | +300.0% | 0.01 | 0.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.025 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.085 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.175 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.345 | 0.3 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.63 | 0.51 | 0.75 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.24 | 1.05 | 1.43 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.17 | 1.88 | 2.45 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.34 | 3.05 | 3.64 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.36 | 4.09 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.71 | 5.27 | 6.15 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.83 | 6.83 | 6.83 | 1 |
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 mean years of schooling long run in Morocco?
- Mean years of schooling long run in Morocco was 6.83 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling long run recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1870.
- How does Morocco rank for mean years of schooling long run?
- Morocco ranks 87th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mean years of schooling long run rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mean years of schooling long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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