General Secondary Education

The government's vision in the National Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025 is to enhance enrollment rates across all levels of education, particularly at the secondary level.

Over the past six academic years, the number of institutions has increased from 1,778 to 3,590, representing a growth of 101.9%. In terms of classrooms, there has been a 63.8% increase, rising from 33,363 to 54,640 from the 2017-2018 academic year to the 2023-2024 academic year.

The educational supply is dominated by the private sector and concentrated in urban areas. Indeed, during the 2023-2024 school year, 77.5% of institutions are private and primarily located in urban zones. However, it is important to acknowledge that efforts are being made to enhance educational offerings in rural areas through the construction of nearby middle and high schools.

Source : MENA/DESPS

In general secondary education, the number of students increased from 1,923,763 to 3,117,781 between the 2017-2018 and 2023-2024 school years, representing a growth of 62.1%. The public sector accounts for 36.9% of the total enrollment in this cycle, while the private sector comprises 63.1%.

Evolution of the number of schools, classrooms, and student enrollment between the 2017-2018 and 2023-2024 academic years in general secondary education

The provided text appears to contain data related to educational institutions, categorized by environment (urban and rural) and status (public and private) over several academic years. 

Environment/Status

Academic Years

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

Institutions

Urban

1,542

1,712

1,955

2,108

2,221

2,462

2,521

Rural

236

307

376

629

805

968

1,069

Status

Public

492

524

549

614

662

755

808

Private

1,286

1,495

1,782

2,123

2,364

2,675

2,782

Total

1,778

2,019

2,331

2,737

3,026

3,430

3,590

Classrooms Overview

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

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

Total

33,363

37,077

40,136

45,045

42,842

44,503

46,835

Student Enrollment Overview

Urban

1,820,184

1,958,967

2,115,331

2,173,550

2,071,893

2,505,261

2,630,595

Rural

103,579

151,532

149,638

262,464

319,517

446,109

487,186

Status

Public

967,717

1,037,590

1,084,589

1,105,205

1,015,903

1,018,813

1,150,043

Private

956,046

1,072,909

1,180,380

1,330,809

1,375,507

1,932,557

1,967,738

Total

1,923,763

2,110,499

2,264,969

2,436,014

2,391,410

2,951,370

3,117,781

Source: DESPS/MENA

In the first cycle of general secondary education, the relative share of new entrants accessing the 6th grade in middle school (TBA) increased from 54.6% in 2017-2018 to 81.1% in 2023-2024, representing a growth of 26.5 percentage points. The proportion of students enrolled from 6th to 3rd grade rose from 66.7% to 82.3% over the same period, indicating an increase of 15.6 percentage points. Regarding the completion rate, the relative share of students fully completing the four years of middle school rose from 54.6% in 2018 to 81.1% in 2024, reflecting an increase of 26.5 percentage points.

Source: DESPS/MENA

In the second cycle of general secondary education, the relative share of new entrants accessing the 10th grade (TBA) decreased from 35.1% in 2017-2018 to 24.8% in 2023-2024, representing a decline of 10.3 percentage points. Meanwhile, the proportion of students enrolled from the 10th grade to the terminal class (TLE) increased from 35.0% to 39.3% during the same period, indicating a slight rise of 4.3 percentage points. Regarding the completion rate, the relative share of students fully completing the three years of secondary education in the second cycle rose from 27.7% in 2018 to 46.2% in 2024, reflecting an increase of 18.5 percentage points.

Source: DESPS/MENA