Alarming Increase in School Dropouts: Over 331,000 Students Abandoned Studies in 2022, CNDH

Over 331,000 students dropped out of school last year, an increase of over 27% compared to the 2019-2020 academic year, revealed the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) annual report entitled, “Reordering Priorities to Enhance the Effectiveness of Rights.”
Despite a 99.7% enrollment rate for children aged 6 to 11, the report also noted significant disparities in access to primary education.
The report criticized the dual education system, which it said creates a divide or imbalance between private schools for affluent categories and public schools for the poor and vulnerable.
The strategy of universalizing primary education “…has not been able to overcome the challenges of infrastructure and curriculum quality, nor has it been able to address the disparities at all levels,” the paper indicated.
Moroccan schools face challenges in preparing students for work, with only 2.6 years of actual education on average, compared to 11 in developed countries. Infrastructure data also indicates that basic facilities are lacking in up to 56.1% of schools, with obvious implications for the quality of education, noted the report.