Morocco remains near the bottom of the global rankings for gender equality, placing 137th out of 148 countries in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Index, released by the World Economic Forum. With a score of 0.628, the North African country retains the same rank it held in 2024.
The annual index evaluates progress toward gender parity across four key dimensions: Economic participation and opportunity (Morocco ranks 143rd), Educational attainment (114th), Health and survival (136th), and Political empowerment (91st, with a score of just 0.188).
Regional Context: MENA Lags Behind but Sees Modest Gains
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region continues to rank last globally in gender equality, with an overall parity score of 61.7%, according to the report. However, the data suggest a gradual improvement, particularly in economic participation, which has reached 42.4%, despite stark disparities between countries.
The MENA region fares better in educational attainment, ranking fifth globally with a parity score of 97.6%. Still, the report notes persistent disparities in literacy and school enrollment rates, particularly among lower-performing economies in the region.
On health and survival, MENA ranks sixth worldwide, but continues to lag significantly in political empowerment, with a regional average of just 10.5%, the lowest globally. Notably, the United Arab Emirates leads the region in this dimension, ranking 32nd globally with a parity score of 37.2%.
Global Outlook: No Country Has Yet Achieved Full Parity
The report stresses that no country has yet achieved complete gender parity. Iceland remains the global leader for the 16th consecutive year, having closed over 90% of its gender gap.
High-income economies have closed an average of 74% of their gender gaps, while upper-middle-income countries have closed 69.6%, and low-income countries over 66%. Surprisingly, some of the strongest performers emerged from lower-income groups, outperforming over half of the high-income economies in closing gender disparities.
The 2025 index underscores the ongoing global challenge in achieving gender equality, while calling attention to areas—particularly economic opportunity and political representation—where countries like Morocco continue to face persistent structural gaps.
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