Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 40.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 40.1% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Morocco peaked at 40.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1980.
That places Morocco 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 29.8% | — |
| 1972 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 25.8% | -14.5% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 26.1% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 25.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 27.7% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 29.2% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 30.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6% | 25.8% | 30.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 25.3% | 27.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 28.4% | 32.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 32.3% | 33.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.3% | 37.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.8% | 40.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 166 New Caledonia 41.5% compare
- 167 Madagascar 41.0% compare
- 168 Cameroon 40.9% compare
- 170 American Samoa 38.7% compare
- 171 Papua New Guinea 38.1% compare
- 172 Timor-Leste 37.1% compare
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 teachers in secondary education who are female in Morocco?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Morocco was 40.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1980.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Morocco ranks 169th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release