Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Morocco, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Morocco stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Morocco peaked at 1.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.
That places Morocco 47th out of 72 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Morocco, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6% | — |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +93.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -49.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +66.2% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 95% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
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 tertiary education graduating from in Morocco?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Morocco was 0.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Morocco ranks 47th out of 72 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release