Education in Morocco

851 indicators covering education for Morocco.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 8.5% 2025 down 6.6% 45th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 10.6% 2025 up 2.0% 48th
Primary education, teachers 64.7% 2024 up 17.6% 143rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 37,621 number 2012 down 0.2% 35th
Repeaters, primary, total 10.1% 2018 down 14.8% 29th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.4% 2019 down 95.9% 162nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 35,742 number 2019 up 82.4% 41st
Persistence to grade 5, total 94.5% 2023 up 1.9% 72nd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,655 2024 down 14.9% 66th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,238 2024 down 20.3% 70th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 601 2024 down 15.5% 67th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 842 2024 down 28.8% 59th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 109.0% 2018 up 3.4% 44th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 110.8% 2018 up 5.9% 34th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 12.5% 2024 down 62.0% 94th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9525 GPI 2019 up 5.4% 143rd
Population by level of education 19.68 million people 2100 up 9.2% 38th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 658,400 people 2100 down 13.7% 32nd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.6% 2100 down 10.9% 34th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.955 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.8% 88th
Repeaters, primary, male 12.4% 2018 down 10.6% 27th
Repeaters, primary, female 7.6% 2018 down 20.8% 36th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 68.6% 2012 up 54.8% 172nd
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 25,825 number 2012 up 54.4% 42nd
School enrollment, secondary, private 12.3% 2024 up 23.9% 93rd
School enrollment, primary 99.1% 2018 up 10.3% 16th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 2.6% 2017 down 77.9% 101st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 2.3% 2017 down 70.4% 111th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 82.8% 2019 up 31.4% 73rd
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 9,721 number 2019 up 185.9% 52nd
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2019 up 2.7% 67th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 64.7% 2024 up 17.6% 153rd
Share of students studying abroad 5.3% 2023 down 5.9% 94th
Enrolment in primary education, female 2.12 million number 2019 up 16.9% 36th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 9.8% 2018 down 35.4% 28th
Over-age students, primary 13.0% 2018 down 9.7% 49th
Secondary education, teachers 40.1% 2024 up 10.7% 158th
School enrollment, primary, male 96.8% 2017 up 6.5% 35th
School enrollment, primary, female 97.0% 2017 up 10.8% 31st
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.02 GPI 2018 up 1.0% 68th
Over-age students, primary, male 14.9% 2018 down 9.8% 42nd
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9984 index 2024 up 5.9% 108th
Over-age students, primary, female 10.8% 2018 down 9.0% 58th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 592,595 number 2019 down 5.7% 27th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 565,978 number 2019 down 9.6% 27th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 1.16 million number 2019 down 7.6% 27th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 8.4% 2018 down 34.0% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 84.6% 2019 up 27.2% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9568 GPI 2019 up 7.0% 139th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 80.9% 2019 up 36.2% 89th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 99.6% 2019 up 26.9% 83rd
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 97.6% 2018 up 10.0% 64th
Progression to secondary school 90.5% 2017 up 6.0% 125th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 8.6% 2018 down 33.9% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 105.2% 2019 up 22.7% 47th