School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Morocco
Morocco: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 15.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco stood at 15.52 years. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco peaked at 15.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.34 years, in 1971.
That places Morocco 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.34 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.44 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 2.67 years | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 2.87 years | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 3.21 years | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 3.41 years | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 3.7 years | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 3.98 years | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 5.13 years | +29.0% |
| 1987 | 5.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 5.01 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.21 years | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 5.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.39 years | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.66 years | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 5.97 years | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 6.27 years | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 6.65 years | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 6.81 years | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 7.29 years | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 7.83 years | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 8.28 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 8.75 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 9.1 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.32 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.45 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.76 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.93 years | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.09 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.5 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 10.85 years | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.15 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 12.61 years | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 12.88 years | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.23 years | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.6 years | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 13.89 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 14.56 years | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 15.19 years | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 15.52 years | +2.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 15.52 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5 years, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 15.52 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.17 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +29.0% | 3.98 years | 5.13 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.08 years | 2.34 years | 3.98 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.1 years | 5.01 years | 5.14 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.05 years | 5.21 years | 7.29 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.2 years | 7.83 years | 10.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.87 years | 10.5 years | 13.23 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.55 years | 13.6 years | 15.52 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 to tertiary, female in Morocco?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Morocco was 15.52 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 15.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.34 years in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Morocco ranks 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release