Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Morocco
Morocco: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 101,705 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Morocco, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Morocco is 101,705 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Morocco peaked at 101,705 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,262 number, in 1971.
Morocco ranks 38th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6,262 number | — |
| 1972 | 6,670 number | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 7,403 number | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 7,953 number | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 15,735 number | +97.8% |
| 1981 | 16,990 number | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 20,280 number | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 22,343 number | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 24,214 number | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 27,111 number | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 27,334 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 27,515 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 28,791 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 29,390 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 31,188 number | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 34,128 number | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 36,460 number | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 37,891 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 39,186 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 40,293 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 41,743 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 42,915 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 44,292 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 48,429 number | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 46,568 number | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 55,690 number | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 59,878 number | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 63,442 number | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 66,520 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 68,487 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 68,802 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67,938 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 70,952 number | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 73,236 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 75,223 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 77,275 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 80,898 number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 83,584 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 86,471 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 86,373 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87,072 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 86,487 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 92,206 number | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 101,705 number | +10.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 101,705 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 101,705 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46,965 number, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +97.8% | 7,953 number | 15,735 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,072 number | 6,262 number | 7,953 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 23,970 number | 15,735 number | 29,390 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,652 number | 31,188 number | 48,429 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,151 number | 46,568 number | 73,236 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,729 number | 75,223 number | 101,705 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More education data for Morocco
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.18 (2019)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.1 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Morocco?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Morocco was 101,705 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 101,705 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,262 number in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Morocco ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.