Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Morocco

Morocco: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 23.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
6th
of 194 countries
All-time high
25.8%
in 1999
All-time low
17.3%
in 2009
Years of data
19
1991–2024

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Morocco, 1991–2024

01020301991200720241991: 19.9 %1993: 20.5 %1995: 20.5 %1998: 25.2 %1999: 25.8 %2008: 17.5 %2009: 17.3 %2012: 20.7 %2014: 22.1 %2015: 22.2 %2016: 22.3 %2017: 21.6 %2018: 22.4 %2019: 21.5 %2020: 24.2 %2021: 23.8 %2022: 23.9 %2023: 22.8 %2024: 23.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 23.3% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Morocco peaked at 25.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2009.

That places Morocco 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.4% 19.9% 25.8% 5
2000s 17.4% 17.3% 17.5% 2
2010s 21.8% 20.7% 22.4% 7
2020s 23.6% 22.8% 24.2% 5

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
  2. 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
  3. 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
  4. 7 Honduras 23.2% compare
  5. 8 Bhutan 22.2% compare
  6. 9 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Morocco?
Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Morocco was 23.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2009.
How does Morocco rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
Morocco ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.