End of family vacation and return to school: What is the school dropout rate for this year?

HIBAPRESS-RABAT

According to statistics provided by the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports, the school dropout rate has seen a significant drop from 5 to 4.4%.

Also, the school dropout rate recorded a significant decrease during the 2023-2024 school year, going from 5 to 4.4% compared to the previous year, which represented a decrease of approximately 40,206 cases, as announced by Minister Chakib Benmoussa.

It is noted that the most common age for dropping out of school remains 16 years, which shows that the majority of students who dropped out of school were enrolled at the qualifying secondary level and once again reflects the major challenges facing the education system at the secondary and qualifying secondary level.

In this context, the Ministry has developed a program called “Pioneer Colleges”. This action plan launched at the college level aims to reduce the school dropout rate and improve students’ chances of success by offering them an attractive and favorable educational environment.

In any case, the ministry has ensured to strengthen educational infrastructure, by increasing the number of educational establishments to reach 12,133, an estimated growth rate of 1.9% compared to the previous academic year, knowing that 6,731 of these establishments are located in rural areas, while indicating that the number of teachers in service reached 278,627 teachers this year, an increase of 3.6% compared to the previous year, knowing that the emphasis was placed on improving the working conditions of this social category, particularly in rural areas.