Morocco has made great strides in boosting school enrolment, and ensuring access to education has been a primary goal in recent decades. However, the chief challenge over the medium terms is ensuring finish their studies with not just academic qualifications, but also the skills needed to successful enter and contribute to the labour force. In the wake of the Arab Spring, Moroccan citizens...
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Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Morocco 2018
Articles & Analysis | On the job: Development and promotion of technical and vocational training key to improving employment rates from The Report: Morocco 2018
Although countries vary in their economic priorities, the need for skilled labour is both a cause of and a requirement for accelerated growth that spans markets and continents. This demand for technical specialists is often most concentrated in the sectors that are vital to economic advancement, including infrastructure, oil and gas...
Articles & Analysis | Making the grade: Despite hurdles, provision is improving thanks to extensive government and private sector involvement from The Report: Morocco 2018
Ensuring access to education has been a prime objective for Morocco in recent decades. The country devotes a relatively high share of public and private resources to schooling, yet still struggles to maximise social and economic development. Despite attracting significant investment, growing demand means that keeping pace with the funds needed to...
Articles & Analysis | Increasing coverage: Developments and persisting challenges in the push towards universal health care from The Report: Morocco 2018
In the wake of the Arab Spring, Moroccan citizens approved a new constitution by a landslide vote in July 2011. This promised a range of new rights, including universal health care and access to quality health services. The authorities have since taken a number of steps to increase coverage, reduce costs, improve service quality, and extend services...
Morocco has long been recognised as one of the most advanced nations in Africa due to its strategic location and sizeable diaspora community, as well as its well-developed manufacturing sector, mining industry and agricultural output.