Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes was 70.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Morocco, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 70.3% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Morocco peaked at 81.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2016.
Morocco ranks 102nd of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.6% | — |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | -6.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 70.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 77.2%, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 70.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9% | 64.1% | 81.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 49.4% | 64.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 51.9% | 75.4% | 5 |
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Morocco?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Morocco was 70.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2016.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Morocco ranks 102nd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release