Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco
Morocco: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9821 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco stood at 0.9821 index. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco peaked at 0.9821 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5379 index, in 1971.
That places Morocco 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5379 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.5496 index | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.566 index | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5755 index | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5787 index | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5847 index | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5851 index | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.592 index | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5986 index | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6022 index | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6123 index | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6206 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6287 index | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6263 index | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6343 index | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.642 index | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6458 index | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6526 index | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6614 index | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6768 index | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6889 index | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7002 index | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7125 index | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7305 index | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7462 index | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7585 index | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7701 index | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7879 index | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8218 index | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8524 index | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8842 index | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.907 index | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.922 index | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9284 index | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9253 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9246 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9327 index | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9422 index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9549 index | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9618 index | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9656 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.968 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9661 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9611 index | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9513 index | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.951 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9503 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9544 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9613 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9683 index | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9734 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9759 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.979 index | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9821 index | +0.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.9821 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.9821 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5742 index | 0.5379 index | 0.5986 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6326 index | 0.6022 index | 0.6614 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7393 index | 0.6768 index | 0.8218 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9174 index | 0.8524 index | 0.9549 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9591 index | 0.9503 index | 0.968 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9757 index | 0.9683 index | 0.9821 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More health data for Morocco
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.91 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,240 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 925 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Morocco was 0.9821 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9821 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5379 index in 1971.
- How does Morocco rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Morocco ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.