More than 97% of Moroccan 6-year olds to be schooled next fall

More than 97% of six year old children in Morocco will be schooled next fall, in comparison with 37% between 1997 and 1998, Moroccan minister of education, Abdellah Saaf, said.

In a booklet entitled "School Statistics:2001-2002," issued recently by the ministry of education, Saaf says "this is the first time Morocco scores such a figure in the field of 6 year olds' schooling."

Schooling generalization saw a significant rise between the 1997-1998 and 2001-2002 periods, since it went up from 37% to 91%, i.e. an annual rise of 13%, the minister says, MAP reported.

Concerning girls schooling, the minister says enrolment rate reached 44% in comparison with 37% in the 1997-1998 period.