This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Rabat
The High Commissioner for Planning, Mr. Chakib Benmoussa, reported today Tuesday in Rabat that the General Population and Housing Census for the year 2024 revealed an increase in the average duration of studies for the population aged 25 and over to 6.3 years during 2024, compared to 4.4 years during 2014.
Benmoussa underlined, during a conference organized by the High Commission for Planning to present the detailed results of the 2024 census, that the average duration of studies is 7.9 years in urban areas, compared to 3.2 years in urban areas. rural, and 7.3 years for men, compared to 5.2 years for women.
He added that the regions of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (7.9 years), Casablanca-Settat (7.5 years), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (7.3 years) and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (7.2 years ) exceed the national average duration of studies. .
The High Commissioner for Planning also indicated an increase in the proportion of the population aged 25 and over having reached at least the preparatory school level, from 30.2 percent in 2014 to 39.1 percent. in 2024.
On the other hand, Mr. Benmoussa explained that the illiteracy rate at the national level decreased to 24.8 percent in 2024, with greater progress recorded in rural areas and among women, testifying to the persistence of disparities between regions.
Regarding linguistic expressions, the 2024 General Population and Housing Census showed that around nine out of ten people (91.9%) use the Moroccan dialect, and that a quarter of the population (24.8% ) uses various Amazigh expressions, with a higher percentage in rural areas. .
Mr. Benmoussa added that Hassaniya is used by 0.8 percent of the population, with relatively high percentages in the southern provinces.
The general population and housing census is the seventh of its kind, an operation of strategic dimension which was carried out in execution of the high instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, and in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations Statistical Commission .
The process of collecting data from families was carried out during the period extending from September 1 to 30 in all regions of the Kingdom, which made it possible to draw up a realistic picture of the population and housing conditions.
