Share of children who have completed primary school in Morocco
Morocco: Share of children who have completed primary school was 84.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Morocco, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Morocco stood at 84.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Morocco peaked at 84.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1981.
Morocco ranks 119th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.8% | — |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 29.1% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 30.2% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 32.2% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 33.1% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 35.1% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 43.4% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 63.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 64.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 84.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 84.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.6%, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.1% | 25.8% | 34.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 35.1% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.3% | 51.2% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 67.4% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 79.5% | 84.6% | 6 |
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Morocco?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Morocco was 84.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1981.
- How does Morocco rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Morocco ranks 119th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.