Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Morocco
Morocco: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Morocco, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Morocco stood at 70.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Morocco peaked at 70.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2016.
Morocco ranks 77th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 45.6% | — |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +3.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 70.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 70.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.5%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 47.9% | 52.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 43.0% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 58.7% | 70.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 74 Switzerland 73.6% compare
- 75 Seychelles 72.9% compare
- 76 Trinidad and Tobago 72.0% compare
- 78 Lebanon 70.2% compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 69.6% compare
- 80 Ecuador 69.2% 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Morocco?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Morocco was 70.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2016.
- How does Morocco rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Morocco ranks 77th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.