Primary education, teachers in Morocco
Morocco: Primary education, teachers was 64.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 64.7% for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Morocco peaked at 64.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1971.
That places Morocco 143rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.4% | 18.3% | 20.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 28.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 36.0% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 36.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 50.0% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 58.7% | 64.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 140 Bangladesh 65.9% compare
- 141 Bolivia 65.6% compare
- 142 American Samoa 65.1% compare
- 144 Fiji 64.6% compare
- 145 Cape Verde 63.5% compare
- 146 Vanuatu 62.8% compare
More education data for Morocco
- Population ages 15-64 66.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 25.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 189,855 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 115.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 117.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 22.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 12.63 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Morocco?
- Primary education, teachers in Morocco was 64.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for primary education, teachers?
- Morocco ranks 143rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.