The following page describes and provides information about the general education system in Morocco. :
Academic Year
The school year begins in Mid September till June 30th.
Core Academic Areas
The Arabic language
Islamic education
Social Disciplines (History - Geography and Civic Education)
French
Mathematics
Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physical education
Plastic education
Women's Culture or Initiation to Technology
Music Education
(Collegial education subject）
Language of instruction
Arabic and French
Note
The Moroccan parliament passed a law to promote French a language of teaching scientific subjects in 2019
Types of Schools
Two types of schools in Morocco are public schools and private schools.
School Years by age
Pre-school (4-6),
Primary (6-12),
Collegial Edu (12-15),
Qualifying secondary edu (15-18),
Tertiary (18-22).
Note
Basic education is free and composulary, including primary edu and collegial edu.
Classroom infrastructure
2005, the Generalization of Information Technologies and Communication in Education (GENIE) initiative promotes to equip classrooms with computer laboratories with internet access. All lower secondary schools have their own science laboratories that accommodate requirements of the national curriculum.
Overall Literacy Level
73.75% ( 2018,UIS)
Gender Distribution
Gross enrollment rate at secondary level: Male 83.7%, Female 76.58% (2018, UIS).
Inequalities
Multi-languages environment. Primary schools use Arabic as the medium of instruction, however most of Berber families hardly know any Arabic.
There are still large regional disparity at the secondary level and beyond.
The rate of teacher absenteeism in public schools is high (4.8%) and nearly triple that of private schools (1.7%).
