While hunger is decreasing in most regions of the world, it is worsening on the African continent. In 2024, over 307 million Africans are living without enough to eat. Morocco is now proposing the creation of an international fund dedicated to the continent's food security, aiming to break away from a model of assistance.
Morocco ranked 137th out of 148 countries in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report, published by the World Economic Forum, placing it among the lowest-ranked countries worldwide for gender equality.
Morocco has moved from the «medium human development» category to the «high human development» category in the 2025 Human Development Index, released today by the United Nations Development Programme, ranking 120th globally.
A UN report highlights significant education gaps in Morocco, with lower primary school enrollment rates among children from poor families compared to rich families and rural areas compared to urban areas. Despite these disparities, Morocco has made notable progress in closing the gender gap in education.
Morocco rose to 73rd place in the 2024 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index, largely due to post-earthquake reconstruction efforts and increased education spending. However, the report warns that this progress may be short-lived, as many top risers could see future declines.
In Morocco, the share of labor income the top 10% of workers earned was at 44.69% in 2017. Income inequality in the Kingdom is the highest in the Maghreb region, according to data published by the International Labor Organization (IOL).
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