Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Morocco
Morocco: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 36.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Morocco is 36.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Morocco peaked at 36.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1975.
Morocco ranks 119th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.8% | — |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +123.0% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +51.4% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 10.1% | 13.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 17.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.0% | 27.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 27.7% | 36.4% | 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 teachers in tertiary education who are female in Morocco?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Morocco was 36.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1975.
- How does Morocco rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Morocco ranks 119th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release