Morocco
Background Information
Region
Middle East & North Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
25% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
4,095,197 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
3,762,523 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
14%
Source: UNSDG , 2018
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
22
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
16%
Source: DHS , 2004
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
9
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
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Primary 91%
(2022)
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Lower secondary 95%
(2022)
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Upper secondary 96%
(2022)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education Women as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2022
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
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Female 47%
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Male 34%
Female: UIS, 2021
Male: UIS, 2021
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
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Female 19%
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Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
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Female 86%
-
Male 89%
Female: UNESCO, 2019
Male: UNESCO, 2019
Youth not in education, employment or training
No data available
Completion rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Out-of-school rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
1
No protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Accelerated Learning Program
Project/Program
Community Action Plan
Project/Program
Cummins Technical Education for Communities
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Project/Program
EI/ AOb Child Labour Projects: Transnational Best Practices and Union Impacts
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Enough
Project/Program
g4g Day
Project/Program
Teacher Professional Development
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Project/Program
Women in Science (WiSci)
Project/Program
Youth Clubs
Government Programs Back to Top
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top