UNESCO Report: One-Third of Moroccan Students Face School Harassment

UNESCO presents harassment in all its forms: psychological, physical, sexual and even online. According to its report, the prevalence rate of harassment cases in schools in Morocco is 32.2%, reports Aujourd’hui Le Maroc. This rate clearly explains that nearly one in three students has been a victim of harassment. This percentage is lower among girls (31.6%) than among boys (44%).

As for the prevalence of students who reported being involved in fights over the past 12 months, the rate is 39.7%. In other words, more than one in three students got into a fight with another student during the past year. But here again, the same observation is made: boys (53.1%) are more prone to fights than girls (24.6%). And the rate increases with age.

Furthermore, the percentage of 13-year-old students involved in a fight reaches 39.2%. The same source indicates that this rate is 39.9% for 14-year-old students, and 40.1% for those aged 15. As for physical assaults, the Report shows an overall rate of 24.1% in Moroccan schools. This is also higher among boys than among girls, at 28.7% versus 18.6%. Similarly, 22.2% of 13-year-old students were victims of physical assault, compared to 25.4% for 14-year-olds and 24.7% for 15-year-olds.

These various UNESCO rates prove that harassment is the daily lot of many learners in Morocco, and that the Kingdom must take the measure of the situation.