Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Morocco
Morocco: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 116.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
116.6%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 217 countries
All-time high
117.6%
in 2023
All-time low
52.4%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 116.6% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Morocco peaked at 117.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 1971.
Morocco ranks 19th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 52.4% | — |
| 1972 | 53.6% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 55.6% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 57.8% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 62.2% | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 65.9% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 69.5% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 73.2% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 76.5% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 79.2% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 82.5% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 85.4% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 84.8% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 76.8% | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 75.5% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 72.6% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 69.7% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 66.3% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 63.5% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 72.2% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 75.9% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 78.8% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 83.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 88.4% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 103.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 106.0% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 106.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 105.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 105.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 105.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 104.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 104.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 107.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 108.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 108.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 108.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 107.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 106.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 105.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 106.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 108.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 110.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 112.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 112.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 116.6% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 117.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 116.6% | -0.9% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 116.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 116.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.6%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.5% | 52.4% | 73.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 66.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.3% | 63.5% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.2% | 93.8% | 106.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.7% | 105.9% | 110.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.2% | 112.4% | 117.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 16 Mozambique 119.2% compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 117.6% compare
- 18 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 116.9% compare
- 20 Eswatini 116.5% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 116.0% compare
- 22 Zambia 115.6% 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Morocco?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Morocco was 116.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 117.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Morocco ranks 19th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.