Average years of schooling among adults in Morocco
Morocco: Average years of schooling among adults was 6.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Morocco, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Morocco stood at 6.2 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Morocco peaked at 6.2 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.11 years, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 150th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling among adults in Morocco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.11 years | — |
| 1991 | 2.22 years | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 2.33 years | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2.44 years | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 2.55 years | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2.66 years | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.78 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.9 years | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.02 years | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.14 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 3.26 years | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3.37 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.47 years | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.58 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.68 years | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.79 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.88 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.97 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.06 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.15 years | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.24 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.47 years | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.92 years | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.15 years | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 5.38 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.51 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.65 years | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.78 years | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.92 years | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 6.05 years | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2 years | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2 years | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 6.2 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79 years, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 6.2 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.13 years, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.61 years | 2.11 years | 3.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 years | 3.26 years | 4.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.17 years | 4.24 years | 5.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.16 years | 6.05 years | 6.2 years | 4 |
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 average years of schooling among adults in Morocco?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Morocco was 6.2 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 years in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Morocco ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.