Morocco Study: Doctorate and Bachelor’s Degrees Boost Job Prospects Amid Graduate Unemployment

Thus, according to this survey conducted by the National Evaluation Authority under the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research (CSEFRS), young graduates of higher education are having difficulty finding their first job. Several reasons have been cited to justify this situation.

Initiated between 2014 and 2018, on a target population of 9,899 graduates, the study revealed that the longer the waiting time for access to the first job, the more difficult the integration into the labor market will be and the less in line with the training received by the graduates.

Similarly, the graduates of fundamental degrees and specialized technician diplomas are the most affected by unemployment. These two types of graduates have shown unemployment rates higher than the average (16.1%), with 21% and 20.5% respectively.

"This high level of the unemployment rate of these two categories of graduates is indicative of the difficulties of access to employment and the problem of the mismatch between the skills and qualifications acquired by these graduates and the skills needs of the labor market," the investigators said.

The other graduates of higher education have recorded low unemployment rates compared to the average. These include holders of a doctorate, a Bachelor’s degree, a private Master’s degree, an engineering diploma and the like.