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
Primary 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
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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7557 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7586 index | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7611 index | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7624 index | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7615 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7587 index | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7581 index | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7601 index | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.76 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7604 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7605 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7618 index | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7659 index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7678 index | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7723 index | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.775 index | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7777 index | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7834 index | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7932 index | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.805 index | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8195 index | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.833 index | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8453 index | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8533 index | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8585 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8632 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8678 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8719 index | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8772 index | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8814 index | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8867 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8897 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8956 index | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9013 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9053 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9092 index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9122 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9146 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9184 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9228 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9265 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9307 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9326 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.936 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9399 index | +0.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.9399 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.9399 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 93% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
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.