Youth literacy in Morocco

In Morocco, 89.1% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2014.

Measure: Youth literacy rate, ages 15 to 24 Unit: % of people aged 15 to 24 Data: 1982 to 2014 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value for Morocco is for 2014. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Morocco, 2014 89.1% % of people aged 15 to 24
Change from 2012 −1.9percentage points 2012: 91.0%

Youth literacy in Morocco over time

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% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Youth literacy rate, ages 15 to 24 (% of people aged 15 to 24), 2004 to 2014
Period Morocco
2014 89.1%
2012 91.0%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2011 81.5%
2009 79.5%
2008 77.9%
2004 70.5%

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 91.0% in 2012, a change of −1.9 percentage points.
  • Since 1982, when it was 44.1%, the figure has changed by +45.0 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
LR.AG15T24 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1982 to 2014 for Morocco
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org