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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Morocco: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Morocco is placed joint 61st of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 0.471 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 87.54 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint61st
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.471Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 87.54Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 27.02Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 6.021Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Morocco on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Morocco’s is from 2021 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.471
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Morocco: 0.471. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.471 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 1.58
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Morocco’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
87.54
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Morocco: 87.54. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Northern Africa
- 87.54 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 75.16
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
27.02
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Morocco: 27.02. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Northern Africa
- 88.21 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 50.71
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
6.021
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Morocco: 6.021. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Northern Africa
- 6.734 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 5.61
02Over time
Which way Morocco is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
MoroccoWorld median
Morocco fell from 18.71 in 2000 to 0.471 in 2021; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.33.
Every year’s figures
Year Morocco World median 2024 — 3.691 2023 — 3.393 2022 — 3.002 2021 0.47 3.330 2020 0.48 2.678 2019 3.15 2.758 2018 5.12 2.439 2017 7.22 2.907 2016 8.26 2.954 2015 10.36 3.052 2014 7.82 3.904 2013 6.78 3.413 2012 7.93 3.408 2011 7.27 3.626 2010 8.90 3.491 2009 12.71 3.577 2008 11.66 3.878 2007 11.36 4.029 2006 11.83 4.338 2005 12.44 4.571 2004 12.77 3.791 2003 12.28 4.412 2002 13.82 4.144 2001 16.29 4.051 2000 18.71 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
MoroccoWorld median
Morocco rose from 63.39 in 2000 to 87.54 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Morocco World median 2024 87.5 85.9 2023 84.9 87.6 2022 80.2 87.7 2021 70.4 87.0 2020 77.6 88.3 2019 67.4 88.8 2018 49.8 89.6 2017 52.2 87.4 2016 44.0 87.9 2015 49.4 88.2 2014 67.2 89.2 2013 64.0 88.0 2012 62.2 85.4 2011 63.9 86.2 2010 64.8 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 60.7 85.8 2007 61.1 86.7 2006 53.6 84.0 2005 51.2 82.2 2004 49.5 81.8 2003 50.8 78.3 2002 55.9 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 63.4 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
MoroccoWorld median
Morocco rose from 16.14 in 2000 to 27.02 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Morocco World median 2025 27.0 64.9 2024 26.5 65.0 2023 26.2 64.2 2022 25.9 63.6 2021 25.4 62.9 2020 25.1 62.2 2019 24.6 61.5 2018 24.2 60.9 2017 23.9 60.5 2016 23.5 60.1 2015 23.2 58.9 2014 22.9 57.0 2013 22.6 54.7 2012 22.2 52.4 2011 22.0 50.9 2010 21.7 49.5 2009 21.4 48.5 2008 21.0 47.4 2007 20.8 46.2 2006 20.4 45.0 2005 20.1 43.8 2004 19.7 42.9 2003 18.9 41.6 2002 17.8 40.3 2001 16.9 39.0 2000 16.1 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
MoroccoWorld median
Morocco rose from 4.853 in 2008 to 6.021 in 2023; the world median went from 4.423 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Morocco World median 2023 6.02 3.7092 2022 5.91 4.0570 2021 5.64 4.2611 2020 6.28 4.4056 2019 5.00 4.1407 2018 4.96 4.2159 2017 4.74 4.1401 2016 5.09 4.2342 2015 5.13 4.2386 2014 5.48 4.2005 2013 — 4.3493 2012 5.55 4.0348 2011 — 3.9987 2010 — 4.1396 2009 4.83 4.6638 2008 4.85 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Morocco beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Morocco and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | =61st | 0.471 | 87.54 | 27.02 | 6.021 |
 Algeriacompare | =87th | 1.58 | 75.16 | 50.71 | 5.61 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Morocco in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Morocco is ahead of the world, and behind
38 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Morocco does better than the middle country measured.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6610093.66No real change since 2014
Morocco: 100 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3432.3056.343▲ Improved since 2014
Morocco: 2.305 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 85th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.3930.446No earlier reading
Morocco: 0.393 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 108th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3415.0713.34▲ Improved since 2013
Morocco: 15.07 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 65th of 195 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,083701.95No earlier reading
Morocco: 1,083 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 59th of 145 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5915.2114.59▲ Improved since 2017
Morocco: 15.21 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 77 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9370.4665.93▲ Improved since 2014
Morocco: 70.46 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 120 · derived.
Behind the world median24
Statistics on which Morocco does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.1941.244▼ Worsened since 2014
Morocco: 1.194 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 95 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7748.1852.77▲ Improved since 2014
Morocco: 48.18 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 50th of 95 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6724.2620.67No real change since 2014
Morocco: 24.26 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 38th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.4810.619No real change since 2015
Morocco: 0.481 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 109th of 176 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1989.9893.19▲ Improved since 2017
Morocco: 89.98 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 70th of 109 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6675.4198.66▲ Improved since 2017
Morocco: 75.41 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0259.7634.02No earlier reading
Morocco: 59.76 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0840.5860.08No earlier reading
Morocco: 40.58 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9416.3187.941▲ Improved since 2010
Morocco: 6.318 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 119th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.821.6843.8No earlier reading
Morocco: 21.68 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10097.75100No real change since 2016
Morocco: 97.75 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4384.6197.43No real change since 2015
Morocco: 84.61 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 119th of 165 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32380.41414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Morocco: 380.41 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 126th of 172 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4941.885.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Morocco: 1.88 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 58th of 75 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2289.1298.22No earlier reading
Morocco: 89.12 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9336.1989.933▲ Improved since 2013
Morocco: 6.198 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 150th of 193 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2147.7289.21No real change since 2015
Morocco: 47.72 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 131st of 164 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.918.4348.9No earlier reading
Morocco: 18.43 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.0890.529No earlier reading
Morocco: 0.089 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9964.2693.99No earlier reading
Morocco: 64.26 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 149th of 172 · derived.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09364.77442.09▲ Improved since 2018
Morocco: 364.77 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 69th of 79 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93365.4446.93▼ Worsened since 2018
Morocco: 365.4 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 74th of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5918.9258.59No earlier reading
Morocco: 18.92 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35339.36440.35▼ Worsened since 2018
Morocco: 339.36 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 77th of 79 · derived.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.343.735.3Moved since 2015
Morocco: 43.7 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24019,7782,240No real change since 2022
Morocco: 19,778 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6016.5095.601Moved since 2015
Morocco: 6.509 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3545.1534.35Moved since 2018
Morocco: 45.15 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2795.355.279Moved since 2013
Morocco: 5.35 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1733.7538.17No earlier reading
Morocco: 33.75 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 212No earlier reading
Morocco: 1 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
No current reading for Morocco
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2013), Out-of-School Rate, Primary (last 2021), Research and Development Spending (last 2010) and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2017). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Morocco’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Morocco’s best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 61st of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture67th of 1843/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions74th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology77th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade69th of 1772/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing102nd of 2003/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties108th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality89th of 1593/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital131st of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation123rd of 1764/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience138th of 1934/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 137th of 1863/4 keys
- Peace & Security139th of 1774/4 keys
- Gender & Equality147th of 1834/4 keys
- Work & Labour166th of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Morocco can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Tunisia=48th3/4 keysThis page
Morocco=61st4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Morocco on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Morocco rank on education & knowledge?
Morocco is placed joint 61st of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Morocco?
0.471 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Morocco?
87.54 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Morocco compare with Algeria on education & knowledge?
Algeria is placed joint 87th of 198, and Morocco joint 61st. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Algeria 1.58, Morocco 0.471; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Algeria 75.16, Morocco 87.54; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Algeria 50.71, Morocco 27.02; Government Spending on Education: Algeria 5.61, Morocco 6.021.
How have Morocco’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 18.71 in 2000 to 0.471 in 2021; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 63.39 in 2000 to 87.54 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 16.14 in 2000 to 27.02 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 4.853 in 2008 to 6.021 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Morocco?
No current reading is published for Morocco on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Research and Development Spending and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 38 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Morocco’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Morocco (banner) — Christophe Guilloux derivative work: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Morocco: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/morocco/education