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. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5207 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5315 index | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5398 index | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5478 index | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5538 index | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5656 index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5791 index | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5895 index | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5981 index | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6096 index | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6318 index | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6497 index | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6644 index | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6762 index | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6964 index | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7151 index | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7415 index | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.756 index | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7657 index | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7766 index | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7897 index | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.805 index | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8099 index | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8204 index | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8322 index | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8456 index | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8551 index | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8689 index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8761 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8847 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8918 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9048 index | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9227 index | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.932 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9434 index | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.949 index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9667 index | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9759 index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9819 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9944 index | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9992 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.04 index | +1.6% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 1.04 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 1.04 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1 index, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
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.