Ninety percent of students in rural areas do not benefit from boarding schools in order to continue their studies. This causes a significant rate of attrition, according to a report entitled “Education, Training, and Reform Challenges,” prepared by the thematic committee of the House of Advisers.
The proportion of beneficiaries of dormitories in rural areas–according to the residence occupancy levels–show a clear shortage at this level.
According to the legislative study, the total rate of occupancy did not even reach 15% between 2015 and 2021, and it hovered at a maximum of 17.5% among females.” In recent years, this share has decreased dramatically to 10.4% in total, with 12% being female. In other words, fewer than one in five rurally-originating students have ever been able to secure a spot in such housing.
The study advocated for mainstreaming the dormitories into the rural environment in order to secure girls’ education in rural and isolated locations.
The higher education sector has been unable to match the increased demand for housing in university areas, which will account for just 39% of all housing in 2022.