Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco

Morocco: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9399 index in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.9399 index
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
157th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.9399 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.7557 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco, 1981–2025

00.20.40.60.811981200320251981: 0.756 index1982: 0.759 index1983: 0.761 index1984: 0.762 index1985: 0.761 index1986: 0.759 index1987: 0.758 index1988: 0.76 index1989: 0.76 index1990: 0.76 index1991: 0.76 index1992: 0.762 index1993: 0.766 index1994: 0.768 index1995: 0.772 index1996: 0.775 index1997: 0.778 index1998: 0.783 index1999: 0.793 index2000: 0.805 index2001: 0.819 index2002: 0.833 index2003: 0.845 index2004: 0.853 index2005: 0.858 index2006: 0.863 index2007: 0.868 index2008: 0.872 index2009: 0.877 index2010: 0.881 index2011: 0.887 index2012: 0.89 index2013: 0.896 index2014: 0.901 index2015: 0.905 index2016: 0.909 index2017: 0.912 index2018: 0.915 index2019: 0.918 index2020: 0.923 index2021: 0.926 index2022: 0.931 index2023: 0.933 index2024: 0.936 index2025: 0.94 index

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco is 0.9399 index, measured in 2025. 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 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco peaked at 0.9399 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7557 index, in 1981.

Morocco ranks 157th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7596 index 0.7557 index 0.7624 index 9
1990s 0.7718 index 0.7604 index 0.7932 index 10
2000s 0.8495 index 0.805 index 0.8772 index 10
2010s 0.9014 index 0.8814 index 0.9184 index 10
2020s 0.9314 index 0.9228 index 0.9399 index 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 154 Mali 0.9879 index compare
  2. 155 Chad 0.9806 index compare
  3. 156 Iraq 0.9674 index compare
  4. 158 Yemen 0.9356 index compare
  5. 159 Central African Republic 0.935 index compare
  6. 160 Benin 0.929 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco?
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco was 0.9399 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 0.9399 index in 2025.
What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7557 index in 1981.
How does Morocco rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Morocco ranks 157th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.