All countriesAfrica · Country
MA
Morocco
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
6.08
95% CI 3.2–11.6
Global rank
19/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
9
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
148k
148,000 works
In context
Morocco
6.1
Africa average
7.0
Global high · Pakistan
20.9
Morocco sits at 29% of the global-high rate — well within the lower half of tracked countries.
These figures count detected and reported plagiarism retractions, not total plagiarism. Coverage reflects English-language-indexed journals; a country with stronger oversight may record more, not necessarily commit more. See the methodology for the full caveats.