Adult literacy rate in Morocco
64.3% of adults in Morocco could read and write in 2014.
The latest value for Morocco is for 2014. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Morocco, 2014
64.3%
Change from 2012
−4.9percentage points
World, 2014
85.6%
Adult literacy rate in Morocco over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Morocco | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 56.1% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 69.2% in 2012, a change of −4.9 percentage points.
- Since 1982, when it was 30.3%, the figure has changed by +34.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2014 was 85.6%.
More for Morocco
All statistics for Morocco
Primary school enrolment (gross)
116.6%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
32.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
69.4%
2010 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
37.6%
2010 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
46.9%
2017 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.5%
2021 · UNESCO UIS