AME EDUCATION
SECTOR PROFILE
Morocco
Morocco
Education Structure
Education System Structure
and Enrollments 2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats
Morocco
Education Structure
Compulsory education in Morocco is from grades 1-9.
% Net
% Gross
Enrollments Enrollments
Education Configuration and Enrollment Percentages
Classification
Level/Grade
Pre-primary Pre-school
Primary, grades 1-6
Lower Secondary, grades 7-9
Pre-university Upper secondary, grades 1012
Ages
2007
2007
4-5
54%
60%
6-12
89%
107%
13-15
16-18
74%
N/A
TVET secondary, grades 10-12 16-18
Tertiary
Post secondary TVET
18-22
2 year degree
18-20
4 year degree
18-22
38%
12%
N/A
11%*
* Includes all categories of post-secondary.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, World Bank EdStats
Morocco
Education Access: Pre-university
• Primary education has grown 32% in the last 17 years while lower
secondary has grown 24% in the last 7 years.
Pre-university Net/Gross Enrollments
100.0%
1990
90.0%
Enrollments (%)
80.0%
2007
70.0%
60.0%
•All
secondary
data are
gross
enrollments
from 2000.
•Preprimary
and primary
are net
enrollments.
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
Pre-primary
Primary
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Lower
Secondary*
Upper
Secondary*
Total
Secondary*
Morocco
Education Access: Tertiary
• Enrollment in 2 year courses of study has increased 22% over
the last 7 years.
Gross Tertiary Enrollments
100%
90%
Enrollments (%)
80%
2000
70%
2007
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
4 yr degree
2 yr degree
Degree
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Advanced
Morocco
Education Access: Gender
• Girls’ primary enrollment has increased an average 3.8% yearly
since 2000.
•Girls’ secondary enrollment is increasing slowly but total
enrollments at this level are low.
Net Enrollments by Gender
100.0%
90.0%
Enrollments (%)
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
1991
Primary Boys
2000
2002
Primary Girls
2003
Secondary Boys
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank EdStats
2005
2007
Secondary Girls
Morocco
Education Quality: Completion
•Girls’ completion rate increased 11% since 1990.
•Girls consistently complete primary level at a lower rate than boys.
Primary Completion Rate by Gender
100
Percentage Enrollments
90
80
70
60
50
Boys
40
Girls
30
20
1990
2000
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI)
2002
2004
2006
2007
Morocco
Education Quality: Testing
•On the 2007 test, Morocco ranked 32 out of 36 participating countries.
•All scores are significantly below the average scale score of 500.
Grade 4 TIMSS Average Scores
370
350
Math
347
341
Average Score
Science
330
304
310
297
290
270
250
2003
Source: Trends in International Math and Science Study
2007
Morocco
Education Efficiency: Expenditure
•Morocco spends 5.5% of its GDP and 26% of the government
budget on education.
Public Expenditure Spending Pattern 2005
46%
22%
16%
16%
Primary
Lower secondary
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Upper secondary
tertiary
Morocco
Education Efficiency: Repetition
• Repetition appears to be a big problem in Morocco and rates show
only a minimal decline in the last 17 years.
Pre-university Repetition Rates
Percentage Repetition
25
20
15
10
Primary
5
Secondary
0
1990
1995
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI)
2000
2002
2005
2007
Morocco
Education Efficiency: Repetition
•Morocco is highly inefficient in reducing repetition when compared with
other countries in the region with similar education expenditure rates.
Public spending and primary repetition rates: MENA comparison
Percentage
14
12
% GDP
10
Repetition
8
6
4
2
0
Morocco
Source: World Bank 2008
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Yemen
MENA
OECD