Morocco vs Pakistan
Morocco vs Pakistan: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 97% in Morocco in 2017 and 61.6% in Pakistan in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Morocco, by 37.1 percentage points, or 1.62 times that in Pakistan.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
- In 2012, Morocco ranked 41 and Pakistan ranked 94 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Morocco | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | 61.6 | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 97 | 59.9 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 94.7 | 60 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | 56 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 93.2 | 60.4 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 93 | 57.6 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 92.3 | 58.2 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 92.9 | 58.1 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 91.7 | 60.6 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 88.6 | 60.1 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 88.4 | 59.2 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 87.5 | 58.7 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 86 | 53.5 | 86 |
| 2005 | 84.7 | 54.9 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 83.6 | 51.9 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 83.5 | 47.5 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 81.8 | 44.6 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 77.1 | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 72.1 | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 66.4 | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 60.5 | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 59.5 | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | 57.6 | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | 54.9 | – | 78 |
| 1994 | 51.8 | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 48.9 | – | 78 |
| 1992 | 46.6 | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 45.7 | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 45.8 | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | 44.6 | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 45.9 | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | 47 | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | 48.4 | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | 49.7 | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 45 | 20.1 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 35 | 21.6 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 30.4 | 17 | 69 |
| 1965 | 25.9 | 17 | 66 |
| 1960 | 21.3 | 9 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 16.8 | 5.1 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 40 |
| 1935 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 3 | 0.4 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 33 |
| 1920 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 20 |
| 1885 | 0.1 | 0 | 19 |
| 1880 | 0.1 | 0 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 0.1 | 0 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 0.1 | 0 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1850 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Morocco vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMorocco: 74.8% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMorocco: $5.88B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025