Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Morocco
Morocco: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 189,855 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Morocco recorded 189,855 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Morocco peaked at 189,855 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34,277, in 1971.
Morocco ranks 37th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Morocco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34,277 | — |
| 1972 | 34,882 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 36,446 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 37,585 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 38,486 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 54,361 | +41.2% |
| 1981 | 56,908 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 63,675 | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 67,682 | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 71,731 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 82,874 | +15.5% |
| 1986 | 81,867 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 82,438 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 83,787 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 84,411 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 86,588 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 91,680 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 95,206 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 98,734 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 102,452 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 106,393 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 109,817 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 114,406 | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 117,481 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 123,021 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 127,582 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 136,558 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 142,335 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 145,553 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 147,730 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 148,438 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 146,298 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 143,846 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 146,187 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 144,722 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 150,367 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 151,477 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 155,481 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 154,754 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 157,019 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 156,072 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 154,252 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 150,198 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 161,288 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 171,812 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 166,728 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 171,569 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 175,292 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 180,715 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 189,855 | +5.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 189,855 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46,016, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 189,855 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84,596, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +41.2% | 38,486 | 54,361 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,335 | 34,277 | 38,486 | 5 |
| 1980s | 72,973 | 54,361 | 84,411 | 10 |
| 1990s | 104,578 | 86,588 | 123,021 | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,925 | 127,582 | 148,438 | 10 |
| 2010s | 156,272 | 150,198 | 171,812 | 10 |
| 2020s | 176,832 | 166,728 | 189,855 | 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 primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Morocco?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Morocco was 189,855 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 189,855 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,277 in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Morocco ranks 37th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.