Iraq vs Morocco: Primary education, pupils

Iraq

4.86 million

in 2007

Morocco

4.61 million

in 2024

Iraq rank

33rd

Morocco rank

36th

Primary education, pupils over time

Iraq currently reports 4.86 million against 4.61 million in Morocco, a difference of 257,820.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Morocco ahead.

Globally, Iraq ranks 33rd and Morocco ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.