Morocco — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Morocco, 1973–2023.
Education spending for Morocco was 6.02% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1973 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.32% in 1979. The lowest was 4.28% in 1974 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.51% per year.
Morocco ranks 25 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 15%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 4.38%, so Morocco sits above it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2014–2023) the figure moved up 10%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 4 of 17 economies; Israel (5.93%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 26% in 2020. That is 11% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 137 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 17th of 49 in 1973 → 21st of 63 in 1980 → 17th of 50 in 1990 → 21st of 157 in 2020 → 12th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1973 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.91% | +0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 5.64% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 6.28% | +1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 4.96% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 4.74% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 5.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 5.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 5.55% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 4.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 4.85% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 4.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 4.82% | +0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 4.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 4.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 4.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 4.58% | -0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 5.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 5.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 5.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 5.19% | -1.0 pp |
| 1983 | 6.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 6.12% | +0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 5.69% | +0.6 pp |
| 1980 | 5.1% | -1.2 pp |
| 1979 | 6.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 6.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 6.03% | +0.8 pp |
| 1975 | 5.21% | +0.9 pp |
| 1974 | 4.28% | -0.4 pp |
| 1973 | 4.67% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Morocco’s Education spending in 1974?
4.28% (1974). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Morocco’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1973 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +28.9% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 6.02%; 2022: 5.91%; 2021: 5.64%; 2020: 6.28%; 2019: 5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.