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
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Morocco, 1991–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 Turkmenistan 27.6% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 25.2% compare
- 5 Namibia 24.6% compare
- 7 Honduras 23.2% compare
- 8 Bhutan 22.2% compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 22.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 113.44 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 254.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 27.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 59.3% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 140.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.32 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 112.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 161.21 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
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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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.