Egypt vs Morocco
Egypt vs Morocco: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.5 years in Egypt and 6.3 years in Morocco, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Egypt, by 0.2 years, or 1.03 times that in Morocco.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Egypt ranked 115 and Morocco ranked 121 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Egypt | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Egypt vs Morocco
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Morocco: 75.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Morocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Morocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Morocco: 5.41% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Morocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Morocco: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Morocco: 1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Morocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Morocco: 63.1% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Morocco: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Morocco: 7.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Morocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Morocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Morocco: $5.88B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Morocco: $166 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Morocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Morocco: 246,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Morocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Morocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Morocco: 392 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Morocco: 26 million TIV in 2024