Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Morocco, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.9% for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Morocco peaked at 0.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
That places Morocco 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Morocco, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.121 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Morocco?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Morocco was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions?
- Morocco ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release