School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Morocco
Morocco: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 6.98 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Morocco, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Morocco is 6.98 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Morocco peaked at 7.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7 years, in 1971.
That places Morocco 26th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.09 years | 2.7 years | 3.73 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.91 years | 3.33 years | 4.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 years | 3.34 years | 5.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 years | 5.62 years | 6.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.49 years | 6.41 years | 6.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 years | 6.78 years | 7.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 189,855 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 115.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Morocco?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Morocco was 6.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 years in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Morocco ranks 26th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release