Morocco’s Ranking in Global Children’s Rights Index Revealed

The "KidsRights" index concerns the 182 UN countries that have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is an initiative of the KidsRights Foundation, in cooperation with the Erasmus University of Rotterdam and the International Institute of Social Studies. It has been measuring annually since 2013 the way in which children’s rights are respected in the world and the efforts of countries to preserve them.

This year, according to the "KidsRights Index 2020", Morocco is ranked 72nd out of 182 nations, with a score of 0.767, ranking 3rd in the Maghreb, 6th in Africa and remains in the Top 10 in the Middle East and North Africa region. Thus, the Kingdom has progressed three places compared to 2019.

According to this report, the Kingdom obtained a score of 0.898 for children’s right to health (88th place), 0.837 for the right to life (82nd), 0.674 for the right to education (99th), 0.914 for the right to protection (69th) and 0.571 for the right to a conducive environment (97th).