School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Morocco
Morocco: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) was 12.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.44 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
61st
of 213 countries
All-time high
12.44 years
in 2024
All-time low
3.57 years
in 1971
Years of data
50
1971–2024
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 (years) 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% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 12.44 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.58 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 12.44 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.4 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release