Total spending for households on schooling fees has more than tripled between 2001 and 2019, moving from MAD 1,277 in 2001 to MAD 4,365 in 2019, said the High Commission for Planning (HCP) in its latest data.
The data comes as the start of the new academic year in Morocco approaches on September 5.
The expenses vary widely according to the place of residence, living conditions, and level of education.
Regarding areas, these expenses have increased from MAD 461 to MAD 1,484 in rural areas and from MAD 1,629 to MAD 5,701 in urban areas, added HCP.
These expenses in the household budget have increased during the same period from 1.6% to 4.8% nationwide, moving from 0.7% to 2.2% in rural areas and from 2% to 5.6% in urban areas, further specified the same source.
HCP further stated per student enrolled in school, the expenditure has increased by 7.6% annually in rural areas and 11.9% in urban areas, equivalent to 6.5% at the national level.
Schooling fees reached MAD 1,087 for students enrolled in public schools to MAD 7,726 dirhams for learners enrolled in private schools, added HCP.
According to the level of schooling, expenses reached MAD 1823 for primary school, MAD 1 994 for secondary school, MAD 2,125 for preschool, MAD 3412 for secondary school, and MAD 4,311 for high school, specified HCP.
The expenditure is 14 times higher for the wealthiest 20% of families than for the families among the 20% of the most disadvantaged, MAD 7,500 and MAD 506 respectively, added the same source.
By education sector, the average expenditure of households with exclusively privately educated children (MAD 3,639), schooling (MAD 3,639) is 4 times that of households with exclusively public school children (MAD 928),28.0% and 48.0% respectively, according to the same source.
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