School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 12.44 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 12.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.57 years, in 1971.
That places Morocco 61st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Morocco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.57 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.63 years | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 3.69 years | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.98 years | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 4.36 years | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 4.62 years | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 4.9 years | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 5.21 years | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 5.48 years | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 5.73 years | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6.06 years | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 6.33 years | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 6.41 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.1 years | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 6.2 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 6.16 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 6.11 years | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.89 years | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 5.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 6.07 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 6.31 years | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 6.6 years | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 6.84 years | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 7.03 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 7.15 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.24 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.63 years | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 8.05 years | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 8.37 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 8.78 years | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 9.04 years | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 9.19 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.25 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.38 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.62 years | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.85 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 10.19 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 10.46 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.63 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 11.18 years | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 11.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.45 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 11.64 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.13 years | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 12.39 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 12.44 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.19 years | 3.57 years | 5.21 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.05 years | 5.48 years | 6.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.67 years | 5.92 years | 7.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.12 years | 8.05 years | 9.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.87 years | 10.19 years | 11.45 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.06 years | 11.64 years | 12.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 189,855 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Morocco?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Morocco was 12.44 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 12.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 years in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 61st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release