Education System in Morocco

It was in year 1963 that education was made compulsory for all Moroccan children between the ages of 6 through 13[7] and during this time all subjects were Arabized in the first and second grades, while French was maintained as the language of instruction of math and science in both primary and secondary levels. Later, to meet the rising demand for secondary education in 1970s, Morocco imported French speaking teachers from countries such as France, Romania , and Bulgaria to teach math and sciences, and Arab teachers to teach humanities and social studies. By 1989,Arabization of all subjects across all grades in both primary and secondary education was accomplished. However, French was maintained the medium of instruction for scientific subjects in technical and professional secondary schools, technical institutes and universities[8].

The government has taken several reforms to improve the access of education and reduce regional differences in the provision of education. The King announced the period between 1999-2009 years as the “Education Decade.”During this time the government’s reform initiative focused on five main themes to facilitate the role of knowledge in economic development; the key themes were education, governance, private sector development, e-commerce and access. Also with the help of World Bank and other multilateral agencies Morocco has succeeded to improve the basic education system.