Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Education, Mohammed Hassad, has revealed statistics related to university dropout rate, showing that more than half of students enrolled do not graduate.
Morocco’s Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research presented the statistics pertaining to university dropout, as well as the budget documents for the ministry, to the House of Representatives last week.
The figures indicate that no more than 42 percent of the students enrolled in Moroccan universities graduate, whereas the majority, an eye-opening 58 percent, drops out before obtaining their bachelor degree.
The normal period for obtaining the bachelor degree in Morocco is three years and requires the completion of all the units or modules for each year. In case students fail to complete some or all the units, they are obliged to complete them in the next year.
The Ministry of Education’s report shows that only 13 percent of university students in Morocco complete the course in first three years. The graduation rate after four years and five years of study is 15 and 7 percent, respectively.
The percentage of the students, who obtain their bachelor after 6 years and longer is 7 percent, continues the report.
