Primary completion rate, total in Morocco

Morocco: Primary completion rate, total was 106.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
106.4%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
16th
of 189 countries
All-time high
106.4%
in 2024
All-time low
28.3%
in 1972
Years of data
54
1971–2024

Primary completion rate, total in Morocco, 1971–2024

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Morocco stood at 106.4%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Morocco peaked at 106.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1972.

That places Morocco 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33.1% 28.3% 42.0% 9
1980s 49.4% 43.8% 56.7% 10
1990s 49.7% 45.5% 56.3% 10
2000s 72.9% 59.1% 83.8% 10
2010s 91.4% 82.2% 95.7% 10
2020s 100.5% 94.3% 106.4% 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 13 Montenegro 106.7% compare
  2. 14 Cayman Islands 106.5% compare
  3. 15 Costa Rica 106.4% compare
  4. 17 Myanmar 105.4% compare
  5. 18 Portugal 104.5% compare
  6. 19 Guyana 104.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary completion rate, total in Morocco?
Primary completion rate, total in Morocco was 106.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 106.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1972.
How does Morocco rank for primary completion rate, total?
Morocco ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,786 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.