Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who was 43.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Morocco, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Morocco stood at 43.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Morocco peaked at 49.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2008.
That places Morocco 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.1% | — |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +119.3% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | -0.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 43.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.1%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 43.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.8%, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … who 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +119.3% | 16.8% | 36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 16.8% | 36.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 38.6% | 46.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 41.2% | 49.4% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Morocco?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Morocco was 43.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2008.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Morocco ranks 19th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release