All countriesAfrica · Country
MA
Morocco
Plagiarism retractions per 100,000 publications, 2015–2024. Lower is better.
Rate / 100k
7.12
95% CI 3.9–13.1
Global rank
17/62
by rate (1 = highest)
Retractions
10
strict plagiarism findings
Publications
140k
140,412 works
In context
Morocco
7.1
Africa average
6.7
Global high · Pakistan
22.4
Morocco sits at 32% 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.