Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Morocco
Morocco: Share of schools with access to basic drinking water was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Morocco, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Morocco is 82.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Morocco peaked at 82.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2016.
Morocco ranks 98th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 72.9% | — |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 82.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.0%, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 82.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 100.0%, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.4% | 72.9% | 75.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 79.3% | 82.1% | 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 share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Morocco?
- Share of schools with access to basic drinking water in Morocco was 82.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic drinking water recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2016.
- How does Morocco rank for share of schools with access to basic drinking water?
- Morocco ranks 98th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic drinking water rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by education level (%).