country profile

Morocco

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower middle income38.43M population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Emerging readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Infrastructure is strongest, while Governance remains a constraint

Morocco demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (56th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.

53.94Composite score
Global percentile
56th
Global rank
#79
Regional rank
#9
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
64.58
58th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Emerging readiness
Human Capital
51.88
56th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Emerging readiness
Innovation
53.80
75th percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Severely underprepared
Governance
43.89
47th percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Emerging readiness
Access & Parity
55.56
50th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Morocco remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

Dimension scores cluster tightly, showing the system operates with balanced readiness. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Regulatory quality falls short of global standards, signalling structural hurdles in policy execution. Gender parity leans toward boys in secondary pathways, signalling persistent barriers for girls.

Governance presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Morocco leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.

Some indicators are imputed, so the profile should be read with moderate caution.

Key insights

Places 79th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 9th within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

Scores range from Infrastructure (64.6) to Governance (43.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.

Regional peers: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
171Israel74.74
332United Arab Emirates69.85
393Malta64.27
414Saudi Arabia63.88
535Qatar60.47
576Jordan58.77
627Bahrain58.20
648Oman57.74
799Morocco53.94
8210Kuwait53.39
9411Egypt, Arab Rep.49.54
9612Tunisia49.30
10313West Bank and GazaFCS46.28
10414Iran, Islamic Rep.FCS46.15
11115Algeria40.96
11616Djibouti39.22
12217LebanonFCS36.21
12918IraqFCS34.23
13019LibyaFCS33.89
14920Syrian Arab RepublicFCS27.35
15221Yemen, Rep.FCS25.83