Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco

Morocco: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.04 index
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
99th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.04 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.5207 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco, 1981–2025

00.250.50.7511981200320251981: 0.521 index1982: 0.532 index1983: 0.54 index1984: 0.548 index1985: 0.554 index1986: 0.566 index1987: 0.579 index1988: 0.589 index1989: 0.598 index1990: 0.61 index1991: 0.632 index1992: 0.65 index1993: 0.664 index1994: 0.676 index1995: 0.696 index1996: 0.715 index1997: 0.741 index1998: 0.756 index1999: 0.766 index2000: 0.777 index2001: 0.79 index2002: 0.805 index2003: 0.81 index2004: 0.82 index2005: 0.832 index2006: 0.846 index2007: 0.855 index2008: 0.869 index2009: 0.876 index2010: 0.885 index2011: 0.892 index2012: 0.905 index2013: 0.923 index2014: 0.932 index2015: 0.943 index2016: 0.949 index2017: 0.967 index2018: 0.976 index2019: 0.982 index2020: 0.994 index2021: 0.999 index2022: 1 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index2025: 1 index

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

Analysis

Morocco recorded 1.04 index for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco peaked at 1.04 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5207 index, in 1981.

Morocco ranks 99th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5584 index 0.5207 index 0.5981 index 9
1990s 0.6906 index 0.6096 index 0.7657 index 10
2000s 0.828 index 0.7766 index 0.8761 index 10
2010s 0.9353 index 0.8847 index 0.9819 index 10
2020s 1.02 index 0.9944 index 1.04 index 6

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 96 Poland 1.05 index compare
  2. 97 Jamaica 1.05 index compare
  3. 98 Moldova 1.04 index compare
  4. 100 United Kingdom 1.04 index compare
  5. 101 Sweden 1.04 index compare
  6. 102 North Macedonia 1.04 index compare

See the full ranking of 164 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco?
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco was 1.04 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 2025.
What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5207 index in 1981.
How does Morocco rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
Morocco ranks 99th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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