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Average years of schooling in Morocco

Morocco: Average years of schooling was 6.83 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
6.83 years
World rank
87th
of 111 countries
All-time high
6.83 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.01 years
in 1870
Years of data
31
1870–2020

Average years of schooling in Morocco, 1870–2020

02461870194520201870: 0.01 years1875: 0.01 years1880: 0.01 years1885: 0.01 years1890: 0.01 years1895: 0.01 years1900: 0.01 years1905: 0.01 years1910: 0.01 years1915: 0.04 years1920: 0.07 years1925: 0.1 years1930: 0.16 years1935: 0.19 years1940: 0.22 years1945: 0.26 years1950: 0.3 years1955: 0.39 years1960: 0.51 years1965: 0.75 years1970: 1.1 years1975: 1.4 years1980: 1.9 years1985: 2.5 years1990: 3 years1995: 3.6 years2000: 4.1 years2005: 4.6 years2010: 5.3 years2015: 6.2 years2020: 6.8 years

Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 6.83 years for average years of schooling 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, average years of schooling in Morocco peaked at 6.83 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01 years, 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.

Average years of schooling in Morocco, year by year

Year years Change
1870 0.01 years —
1875 0.01 years +0.0%
1880 0.01 years +0.0%
1885 0.01 years +0.0%
1890 0.01 years +0.0%
1895 0.01 years +0.0%
1900 0.01 years +0.0%
1905 0.01 years +0.0%
1910 0.01 years +0.0%
1915 0.04 years +300.0%
1920 0.07 years +75.0%
1925 0.1 years +42.9%
1930 0.16 years +60.0%
1935 0.19 years +18.8%
1940 0.22 years +15.8%
1945 0.26 years +18.2%
1950 0.3 years +15.4%
1955 0.39 years +30.0%
1960 0.51 years +30.8%
1965 0.75 years +47.1%
1970 1.05 years +40.0%
1975 1.43 years +36.2%
1980 1.88 years +31.5%
1985 2.45 years +30.3%
1990 3.05 years +24.5%
1995 3.64 years +19.3%
2000 4.09 years +12.4%
2005 4.63 years +13.2%
2010 5.27 years +13.8%
2015 6.15 years +16.7%
2020 6.83 years +11.1%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 6.83 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.23 years, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 6.83 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.09 years, 84% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average years of schooling 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.

YearChange FromTo
1915 +300.0% 0.01 years 0.04 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 0.01 years 0.01 years 0.01 years 2
1880s 0.01 years 0.01 years 0.01 years 2
1890s 0.01 years 0.01 years 0.01 years 2
1900s 0.01 years 0.01 years 0.01 years 2
1910s 0.025 years 0.01 years 0.04 years 2
1920s 0.085 years 0.07 years 0.1 years 2
1930s 0.175 years 0.16 years 0.19 years 2
1940s 0.24 years 0.22 years 0.26 years 2
1950s 0.345 years 0.3 years 0.39 years 2
1960s 0.63 years 0.51 years 0.75 years 2
1970s 1.24 years 1.05 years 1.43 years 2
1980s 2.17 years 1.88 years 2.45 years 2
1990s 3.34 years 3.05 years 3.64 years 2
2000s 4.36 years 4.09 years 4.63 years 2
2010s 5.71 years 5.27 years 6.15 years 2
2020s 6.83 years 6.83 years 6.83 years 1

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 84 Cameroon 7.37 years compare
  2. 85 Bangladesh 7.23 years compare
  3. 86 Lesotho 6.88 years compare
  4. 88 Kenya 6.73 years compare
  5. 89 Uganda 6.69 years compare
  6. 90 Kuwait 6.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average years of schooling in Morocco?
Average years of schooling in Morocco was 6.83 years in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average years of schooling recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 6.83 years in 2020.
What is the lowest average years of schooling recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 years in 1870.
How does Morocco rank for average years of schooling?
Morocco ranks 87th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is average years of schooling 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 Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average years of schooling
Unit
years
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

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