Schooling rate in Morocco to reach 97% next fall, minister

The schooling rate of Moroccan children aged between 6 and 11 will reach 97% next fall, minister of education, Abdellah Saaf, said.

The minister launched Monday an operation of social mobilization for schooling support.

The generalization of schooling towards which Morocco has been striving since the forties will be achieved as of next year, he said.

The education department took several measures to increase the number of pupils registered in the primary to 4,686,000 and achieve a 6-11 children schooling rate of 94%, in addition to 2,746 extra classes.