Rabat – Moroccan Minister of Education and Sports Chakib Benmoussa said today updates on the Amazigh language curriculum in primary schools, confirming a 50% increase in employment for Amazigh language teachers.
At the briefing, Benmoussa stated that 600 spots are available for the current training season in December 2023, which is 200 more than in 2022.
He asserted that “all Moroccan children will study the Amazigh language starting in 2029,” emphasizing the importance that the ministry is putting towards Amazigh education.
The minister added that 478 candidates have successfully passed the recruitment exams for specializing in the Amazigh language, with the remaining 122 positions to be addressed in the upcoming exams on February 10.
Regarding the number of primary institutions currently teaching Amazigh in Morocco, the numbers revealed that 1,803 schools – 930 in urban areas and 873 in rural – have the language as a part of their curriculum. This represents 31% of primary education institutions in Morocco.
Amazigh is now being taught in approximately 16,529 classrooms throughout the country. The number of specialized Amazigh language teachers amounts to 1,860, serving approximately 746,000 students, representing 19.5% of the total number of primary school students during the same period
Additionally, the minister announced that there are new curriculum enhancements to incorporate the Amazigh language.
These pedagogical adjustments include added cultural and historical content, and new Amazigh textbooks for primary education, updated and approved between 2020 and 2023.
The Ministry of Education aims for 50% coverage of Amazigh language teaching by the 2025-2026 academic year, aspiring to teach Amazigh in 12,000 institutions by 2030, benefiting approximately four million students.
