Teachers in primary education, male in Morocco

Morocco: Teachers in primary education, male was 70,107 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
70,107 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
27th
of 196 countries
All-time high
82,457 number
in 2002
All-time low
28,015 number
in 1971
Years of data
44
1971–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Morocco, 1971–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1971199520191971: 28.0k number1972: 28.2k number1974: 30.2k number1975: 30.5k number1980: 38.6k number1981: 39.9k number1982: 43.4k number1983: 45.3k number1984: 47.5k number1985: 55.8k number1986: 54.5k number1987: 54.9k number1988: 55.0k number1989: 55.0k number1990: 55.4k number1991: 57.6k number1992: 58.7k number1993: 60.8k number1994: 63.3k number1995: 66.1k number1996: 68.1k number1997: 71.5k number1998: 73.2k number1999: 74.6k number2000: 81.0k number2001: 80.9k number2002: 82.5k number2003: 82.1k number2004: 81.2k number2005: 80.0k number2006: 77.5k number2007: 75.9k number2008: 75.2k number2009: 71.5k number2010: 75.1k number2011: 74.2k number2012: 74.6k number2013: 71.2k number2014: 70.5k number2015: 69.7k number2016: 67.2k number2017: 63.7k number2018: 69.1k number2019: 70.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Morocco stood at 70,107 number.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Morocco peaked at 82,457 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28,015 number, in 1971.

That places Morocco 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Morocco, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 28,015 number
1972 28,212 number +0.7%
1974 30,182 number +7.0%
1975 30,533 number +1.2%
1980 38,626 number +26.5%
1981 39,918 number +3.3%
1982 43,395 number +8.7%
1983 45,339 number +4.5%
1984 47,517 number +4.8%
1985 55,763 number +17.4%
1986 54,533 number -2.2%
1987 54,923 number +0.7%
1988 54,996 number +0.1%
1989 55,021 number +0.0%
1990 55,400 number +0.7%
1991 57,552 number +3.9%
1992 58,746 number +2.1%
1993 60,843 number +3.6%
1994 63,266 number +4.0%
1995 66,100 number +4.5%
1996 68,074 number +3.0%
1997 71,491 number +5.0%
1998 73,189 number +2.4%
1999 74,592 number +1.9%
2000 81,014 number +8.6%
2001 80,868 number -0.2%
2002 82,457 number +2.0%
2003 82,111 number -0.4%
2004 81,210 number -1.1%
2005 79,951 number -1.6%
2006 77,496 number -3.1%
2007 75,908 number -2.0%
2008 75,235 number -0.9%
2009 71,486 number -5.0%
2010 75,144 number +5.1%
2011 74,202 number -1.3%
2012 74,583 number +0.5%
2013 71,170 number -4.6%
2014 70,548 number -0.9%
2015 69,699 number -1.2%
2016 67,180 number -3.6%
2017 63,711 number -5.2%
2018 69,082 number +8.4%
2019 70,107 number +1.5%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 70,107 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 70,107 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17,790 number, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +26.5% 30,533 number 38,626 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29,236 number 28,015 number 30,533 number 4
1980s 49,003 number 38,626 number 55,763 number 10
1990s 64,925 number 55,400 number 74,592 number 10
2000s 78,774 number 71,486 number 82,457 number 10
2010s 70,543 number 63,711 number 75,144 number 10

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 24 Vietnam 87,225 number compare
  2. 25 Afghanistan 85,783 number compare
  3. 26 Malaysia 71,427 number compare
  4. 28 Peru 69,788 number compare
  5. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare
  6. 30 Mozambique 65,625 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Morocco?
Teachers in primary education, male in Morocco was 70,107 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 82,457 number in 2002.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 28,015 number in 1971.
How does Morocco rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Morocco ranks 27th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/