Morocco vs South Africa: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Morocco

6.0%

in 2023

South Africa

6.0%

in 2024

Morocco rank

29th

South Africa rank

28th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

South Africa currently reports 6.0% against 6.0% in Morocco, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Morocco ahead.

Globally, Morocco ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.