Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Morocco
Morocco: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 36.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 36.4% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Morocco peaked at 36.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1975.
That places Morocco 117th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.8% | — |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 10.1% | -27.5% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +123.0% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +51.4% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +7.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 36.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 36.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.5%, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tertiary education, academic staff (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +123.0% | 10.1% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 10.1% | 13.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 17.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.0% | 27.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 27.7% | 36.4% | 5 |
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Morocco?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Morocco was 36.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1975.
- How does Morocco rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Morocco ranks 117th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.