Morocco vs Yemen
Morocco vs Yemen: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 6.3 years in Morocco and 4.2 years in Yemen, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Morocco, by 2.1 years, or 1.51 times that in Yemen.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Morocco has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Morocco ranked 121 and Yemen ranked 166 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Morocco | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6.3 | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 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
Morocco vs Yemen
Health
- Life expectancyMorocco: 75.3 years in 2023Yemen: 69.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMorocco: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Yemen: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMorocco: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Yemen: 32.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMorocco: 5.41% in 2017Yemen: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateMorocco: 7.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Yemen: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMorocco: 37.7 million people in 2023Yemen: 39.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthMorocco: 1% a year in 2023Yemen: 3.03% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMorocco: 2.23 births per woman in 2023Yemen: 4.59 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMorocco: 63.1% in 2025Yemen: 37% in 2025
- Median ageMorocco: 29.2 years in 2023Yemen: 18.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMorocco: 7.8% in 2023Yemen: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateMorocco: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Yemen: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMorocco: 3.54% of GDP in 2025Yemen: 3.97% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsMorocco: $5.88B in 2025Yemen: $12.3B in 2014
- Military spending per personMorocco: $166 in 2025Yemen: $58 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingMorocco: 10.3% of government spending in 2025Yemen: 14.3% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelMorocco: 246,000 people in 2020Yemen: 40,000 people in 2020
- National powerMorocco: 0.4% of world capability in 2022Yemen: 0.24% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMorocco: 2.07% of the labour force in 2020Yemen: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMorocco: 392 million TIV in 2025Yemen: 1 million TIV in 2022
- Arms exportsMorocco: 26 million TIV in 2024Yemen: 51 million TIV in 1986