DIGNITY FOR WOMEN IN MOROCCO

​More than half of Moroccan women (15 years and older) are illiterate.

Rural women are more affected than their urban peers. 

In 2014, approximately 60% of rural Moroccan women were illiterate, compared with 31% of urban women.

The reasons for this high illiterate rate are many: Rural villages can be far away from schools; lack of transportation, girls being needed to help at home.

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The Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research (CSEFRS) shows in a study that 19.8% of Moroccans between the ages of 6 and 22, nearly one in five, left school early.

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Number of people who dropped out without obtaining a diploma or certification:

• 23.9% in rural areas 

• 13.1% in urban areas.

 

In terms of gender:

• 20.2% of school-aged boys 

• 19.3% of girls.

dropped out.

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What is the reason for the early school drop-out?

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The CSEFRS mentions the following reasons: 

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1. 33,8% exam failure and class repetition

2. 11.7% low household income and poverty 

3. 10.2% remoteness of schools 

4. 9.8% the child’s refusal to pursue their studies 

5. 7.9% the lack of school transportation

6. 4.3% the futility of continuing education

7. 4% marriage

8. 3.1% the absence or lack of social support for schooling

9. 2,6% the parent or guardian’s refusal to let the child pursue their studies

10. 2,6% the exclusion of the child from studies

11. 10,1% and other reasons