Morocco’s Education Crisis: 64% of Children Under 10 Illiterate, World Bank Reports

Statistics on national education are alarming, with 64% of children under 10 being illiterate. This finding proves that despite the constant increase in the budget allocated to education (16%), the challenge of schooling is far from being met.
According to L’Economiste, citing an indicator from the World Bank, this rate of 64% is 2.5 times higher than the MENA region average. According to the global financial institution, only an "educational miracle" could get the country out of this situation.
This responsibility, according to the same media, is attributed to the successive governments. In reality, they had not looked into the real reasons for the failure of schooling, which are the ambiguous pedagogical approach, the unsuitable and rarely updated content, and the poor management.
The Moroccan state spends an average of $1,624 (15,600 dirhams) per primary school student, an amount 70% lower than the MENA region average. According to the World Bank, Morocco’s human capital index is 0.5. This means that Morocco is deprived of half of its human potential, due to shortcomings in education and health.
Established in 2009 at 46 billion dirhams, the budget allocated to national education has been increased to 72.4 billion dirhams in 2020.
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