General Secondary Education
The government's vision in the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025 is to improve enrollment rates across all levels of education, particularly at the secondary level.
Over the past six (6) school years, the number of institutions has increased from 1,778 to 3,590, representing a growth of 101.91%. As for the number of classrooms, it has risen by 63.77%, from 33,363 to 54,640 from the 2017-2018 school year to the 2023-2024 school year.
The educational offering is dominated by private institutions and is concentrated in urban areas. Indeed, during the 2023-2024 school year, 77.49% of institutions are private and primarily located in urban zones. However, it is important to acknowledge that efforts are being made to improve educational offerings in rural areas through the construction of nearby colleges and high schools.
Source : MENA/DESPS
In general secondary education, the number of students increased from 1,923,763 in the school year 2017-2018 to 2,496,167 for the school year 2023-2024, representing a growth of 29.75%. The public sector accommodates 36.98% of the students in this cycle compared to 63.02% in the private sector.
Evolution of the number of schools, classrooms, and student enrollment between the school years 2016-2017 and 2023-2024 in general secondary education
|
Environment/Status |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
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|
Institutions |
Environment |
Urban |
1,542 |
1,712 |
1,955 |
2,108 |
2,221 |
2,462 |
2,521 |
|
Rural |
236 |
307 |
376 |
629 |
805 |
968 |
1,069 |
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|
Status |
Public |
492 |
524 |
549 |
614 |
662 |
755 |
808 |
|
|
Private |
1,286 |
1,495 |
1,782 |
2,123 |
2,364 |
2,675 |
2,782 |
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|
Total |
1,778 |
2,019 |
2,331 |
2,737 |
3,026 |
3,430 |
3,590 |
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|
Classrooms |
Environment |
Urban |
31,094 |
33,729 |
36,423 |
38,884 |
35,622 |
36,720 |
38,024 |
|
Rural |
2,269 |
3,348 |
3,713 |
6,161 |
7,220 |
7,783 |
8,811 |
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|
Status |
Public |
11,167 |
11,566 |
12,265 |
13,281 |
12,722 |
12,083 |
13,668 |
|
|
Private |
22,196 |
25,511 |
27,871 |
31,764 |
30,120 |
32,420 |
33,167 |
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|
Total |
33,363 |
37,077 |
40,136 |
45,045 |
42,842 |
44,503 |
46,835 |
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|
Student Enrollment |
Environment |
Urban |
1,820,184 |
1,958,967 |
2,115,331 |
2,173,550 |
2,071,893 |
2,103,396 |
2,101,943 |
|
Rural |
103,579 |
151,532 |
149,638 |
262,464 |
319,517 |
326,995 |
394,224 |
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|
Status |
Public |
967,717 |
1,037,590 |
1,084,589 |
1,105,205 |
1,017,100 |
914,403 |
922,964 |
|
|
Private |
956,046 |
1,072,909 |
1,180,380 |
1,330,809 |
1,374,310 |
1,515,988 |
1,573,203 |
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|
Total |
1,923,763 |
2,110,499 |
2,264,969 |
2,436,014 |
2,391,410 |
2,430,391 |
2,496,167 |
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Source: DESPS/MENA
In the first cycle of general secondary education, the completion rate increased from 54.6% in 2017-2018 to 71.99% in 2023-2024, while the gross enrollment rate rose from 66.6% to 67.08% during the same period.
Evolution of Gross Admission Rates (TBA), Gross Enrollment Rates (TBS), and Completion Rates in Secondary Education (TAS) for the school years 2016-2017 to 2023-2024
Source: DESPS/MENA
Evolution of Key Indicators in the First Cycle of General Secondary Education
|
Indicator |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 |
2023-2024 |
|
Gross Admission Rate_TBA (in %) |
66.90 |
74.00 |
74.90 |
83.30 |
49.50 |
65.26 |
63.38 |
|
Gross Enrollment Rate |
66.60 |
70.52 |
72.60 |
75.80 |
76.20 |
66.49 |
67.08 |
|
Completion Rate in Secondary Education (TAS) |
54.60 |
56.78 |
60.50 |
60.70 |
68.90 |
70.92 |
71.99 |
Source: DESPS/MENA
In the second cycle of general secondary education, the completion rate increased from 27.7% in the 2017-2018 school year to 36.27% in 2023-2024. As for the gross enrollment rate, it decreased from 35.00% to 29.79% during the same period.
Source: DESPS/MENA
Evolution of Key Indicators in the Second Cycle of Secondary Education
|
Indicator |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
2022-2023 provisional |
2023-2024 provisional |
|
Gross Admission Rate_TBA (in %) |
35.10 |
31.33 |
34.40 |
35.80 |
31.70 |
21.22 |
22.36 |
|
Gross Enrollment Rate |
35.00 |
35.78 |
37.80 |
38.80 |
40.60 |
30.71 |
29.73 |
|
Completion Rate in Secondary Education (TAS) |
27.70 |
28.46 |
36.30 |
36.50 |
37.10 |
38.10 |
36.27 |
Source: DESPS/MENA