About 37,000 Moroccan-born residents of Germany cited education as their principal reason for moving to the country, placing Morocco fifth among origins outside the European Union, European Free Trade Association and United Kingdom, according to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office.
The finding appears in the fourth 2026 edition of the agency’s WISTA journal, using data from Germany’s 2025 microcensus.
India led the non-European group with 98,000 education-related migrants, followed by China with 77,000, Türkiye with 52,000 and Iran with 43,000. Morocco ranked next with 37,000.
The figure does not represent Moroccans who entered Germany during 2025. It covers Moroccan-born people living in Germany that year who identified education as the main reason for their original migration.
The study counted about 924,000 residents across all origins whose move was primarily connected to university study, vocational education or continuing training. People from outside the EU, EFTA and Britain accounted for 733,000, or 79%, of that population.
Men represented 55% of education-related migrants, compared with 45% for women. About three-quarters held foreign citizenship, while their average residence in Germany was approximately 14 years.
The study cautioned that migration motives are self-reported. Responses may be affected by how accurately people recall their original reason for moving, particularly after long periods of residence.
The researchers used migration motive, birthplace, arrival period and demographic characteristics to distinguish between migrant groups rather than treating Germany’s immigrant population as a single category.
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