In a new performance which confirms the positive dynamics of its education system, Morocco has risen to first place in the Maghreb and the second in Africa in the Global Education Index 2025, published by the Research Unit of Global Citizen Solutions. The kingdom ranks 64ᵉ on a global scale out of a total of 72 countries evaluated, ahead of Tunisia, Ghana, Nigeria and Egypt. Standing fact: Algeria is completely absent from the ranking, a worrying signal on the critical state of its education system.
At the continental level, only South Africa (57ᵉ) surpasses Morocco. Then follow Tunisia (65ᵉ), Ghana (66ᵉ), Nigeria (68ᵉ) and Egypt (70ᵉ), just before Lebanon (71ᵉ), last in the ranking. A global lead, we find the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, followed by Germany, Canada, France and other large nations.
This ranking is based on five major pillars: the quality of education systems, teaching costs, working conditions, innovation environment and quality of life. It relies on more than 1000 data points and 17 key indicators, offering a rigorous evaluation of global educational performance.
Despite the challenges facing the African continent – lack of means, low scientific production, employability rate at half mast -, Morocco is distinguished by its resilience and its efforts in reform and openness. The report in particular the development of internationalization programs in Moroccan universities and the country’s growing attractiveness to foreign students.
On the other hand, the absence of Algeria is indicative of a system in crisis: decline of university quality, disengagement of research, opaque management and marginalization of skills. While his neighbors are progressing, Algiers seems to sink into a spiral of immobility.
The 2025 report confirms that education is a strategic lever in the race for global competitiveness. He places Morocco as an educational model emerge in North Africa, capable of doing well in a changing world.
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