Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco
Morocco: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9642 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco stood at 0.9642 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco peaked at 0.9642 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6221 index, in 1981.
Morocco ranks 143rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6221 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.6306 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6378 index | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.645 index | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6555 index | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.67 index | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6873 index | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7051 index | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7168 index | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7247 index | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7339 index | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7448 index | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7549 index | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7631 index | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7689 index | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7729 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7794 index | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7891 index | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7933 index | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7929 index | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7942 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7979 index | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8025 index | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8073 index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8158 index | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8237 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8303 index | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.837 index | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8467 index | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8542 index | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8607 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8632 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8675 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8731 index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.881 index | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.892 index | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9022 index | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9081 index | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9206 index | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9279 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9375 index | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9445 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.951 index | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9599 index | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9642 index | +0.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.9642 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.9642 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6633 index | 0.6221 index | 0.7168 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7625 index | 0.7247 index | 0.7933 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8148 index | 0.7929 index | 0.8467 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8823 index | 0.8542 index | 0.9206 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9475 index | 0.9279 index | 0.9642 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More gender data for Morocco
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,271 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8062 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 30,683 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,683 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 299,791 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 313,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 301,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 314,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 303,515 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco was 0.9642 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9642 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6221 index in 1981.
- How does Morocco rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Morocco ranks 143rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.