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Universities in Morocco

Morocco has 45 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 859. 1 was founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES45
OLDEST859
FOUNDED 1900+44

By founding era

Before 12001 · 2%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later44 · 98%
Date unknown0 · 0%

Oldest universities in Morocco

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

859University of al-Qarawiyyin
1918Meknes Royal Military Academy
1942National School of Agriculture of Meknes
1957Mohammed V University
1968National Institute of Forestry Engineering
1971Hassania School of Public Works
1975Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University
1975Hassan II University of Casablanca
1978Mohamed I University
1978Cadi Ayyad University
1980National School of Architecture
1981Institute of Applied Engineering

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