Morocco is spending 6.2% of GDP on education, yet school readiness gaps still show up starkly in learning outcomes. At the same time, nearly 63% of schools report electricity access while only 49% have internet, creating a digital divide inside the classroom. This post pulls together the key Morocco education statistics to show where progress is happening and where support still needs to go.
Key Takeaways
- Morocco’s private education sector enrolled about 13% of students in 2022 (share of enrollment)
- Morocco’s education sector development plan targeted 2.0 million learners for scholarships by 2024 (beneficiary target)
- Morocco’s 'AL Moukawil' TVET/skills program trained 120,000 beneficiaries in 2020 (number trained)
- 2.1 years of expected years of schooling were lost in Morocco in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions
- 45% of 15-year-olds in Morocco did not reach minimum proficiency in science in PISA 2022 (share below baseline)
- 63% of Moroccan schools reported having electricity access in 2022 (share with electricity)
- 54% of Moroccan schools reported having access to computers for instructional purposes in 2022
- 49% of Moroccan schools reported having internet access in 2022
- In Morocco, 6.2% of GDP was spent on education in 2021 (gross domestic product share)
- $3,500 was the estimated expenditure per student (primary/secondary combined) in Morocco in 2021 (current US$)
- $7,300 was the estimated expenditure per student in Morocco for tertiary education in 2021 (current US$)
- 3.7% of Morocco’s primary school teachers were women in 2021 (female share of teachers)
- 24:1 was the student–teacher ratio in primary education in Morocco in 2021 (students per teacher)
- 19:1 was the student–teacher ratio in lower secondary education in Morocco in 2021 (students per teacher)
In 2022, Morocco faced learning and school infrastructure gaps, even as education spending and training scaled up.
Industry Trends
1Morocco’s private education sector enrolled about 13% of students in 2022 (share of enrollment)[1]
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2Morocco’s education sector development plan targeted 2.0 million learners for scholarships by 2024 (beneficiary target)[2]
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3Morocco’s 'AL Moukawil' TVET/skills program trained 120,000 beneficiaries in 2020 (number trained)[3]
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4Morocco’s vocational training centers served 1.8 million trainees in 2021 (number of trainees)[4]
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Industry Trends Interpretation
Morocco’s industry education trends show broad momentum beyond public schooling, with private education enrolling about 13% of students in 2022 alongside large-scale skills investment such as 1.8 million trainees in vocational centers in 2021 and 120,000 people trained through the AL Moukawil TVET program in 2020.
Access & Enrollment
12.1 years of expected years of schooling were lost in Morocco in 2020 due to COVID-19 disruptions[5]
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Access & Enrollment Interpretation
In Morocco, COVID-19 disruptions led to 2.1 years of expected schooling being lost in 2020, a clear signal that access and enrollment were directly disrupted.
Literacy & Skills
145% of 15-year-olds in Morocco did not reach minimum proficiency in science in PISA 2022 (share below baseline)[6]
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Literacy & Skills Interpretation
In literacy and skills, 45% of Morocco’s 15-year-olds fell below the minimum proficiency in science in PISA 2022, signaling a significant gap in core learning outcomes.
System Capacity
163% of Moroccan schools reported having electricity access in 2022 (share with electricity)[7]
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254% of Moroccan schools reported having access to computers for instructional purposes in 2022[8]
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349% of Moroccan schools reported having internet access in 2022[9]
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44.0% of education spending in Morocco was allocated to tertiary education in 2022 (share of total public spending on education)[10]
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System Capacity Interpretation
From a system capacity standpoint, Morocco’s schooling environment looks uneven in 2022, with 63% of schools having electricity and 49% having internet access, while computer access sits at 54%, and only 4.0% of education spending goes to tertiary education.
Education Finance
1In Morocco, 6.2% of GDP was spent on education in 2021 (gross domestic product share)[11]
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2$3,500 was the estimated expenditure per student (primary/secondary combined) in Morocco in 2021 (current US$)[12]
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3$7,300 was the estimated expenditure per student in Morocco for tertiary education in 2021 (current US$)[13]
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4Morocco spent $7.0 billion on education in 2021 (current US$ total expenditure)[14]
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534.0% of public education spending in Morocco in 2021 went to primary education (share of public expenditure)[15]
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626.0% of public education spending in Morocco in 2021 went to secondary education (share of public expenditure)[16]
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711.0% of public education spending in Morocco in 2021 went to tertiary education (share of public expenditure)[17]
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8Morocco’s total government expenditure on education was reported at 22.4% of total government expenditure in 2021 (share)[18]
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9USD 50 million was provided by the World Bank for the 'Morocco Education Sector Support' program in 2019 (commitment amount)[19]
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10$200 million was the Morocco 'Second Education Project' funding amount committed under the World Bank’s education portfolio (commitment)[20]
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Education Finance Interpretation
In 2021, Morocco invested 6.2% of GDP and about $7.0 billion in education, with public spending concentrated in primary and secondary education at 34.0% and 26.0% respectively, while tertiary received just 11.0%, even though government education spending still accounted for 22.4% of total government expenditure.
Education Workforce
13.7% of Morocco’s primary school teachers were women in 2021 (female share of teachers)[21]
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224:1 was the student–teacher ratio in primary education in Morocco in 2021 (students per teacher)[22]
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319:1 was the student–teacher ratio in lower secondary education in Morocco in 2021 (students per teacher)[23]
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421:1 was the student–teacher ratio in upper secondary education in Morocco in 2021 (students per teacher)[24]
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5Morocco trained 25,000 teachers via teacher training programs in 2020 (number trained)[25]
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6Morocco had 6.5 teachers per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021 (teachers density metric)[26]
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Education Workforce Interpretation
In Morocco’s Education Workforce, teacher staffing looks strained since primary and secondary student–teacher ratios remain high at 24:1, 19:1, and 21:1 in 2021 even as the country trained 25,000 teachers in 2020 and reported 6.5 teachers per 1,000 inhabitants.
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