A rate of 34% of Moroccans intend to migrate or leave the kingdom mostly for educational opportunities, according to the Arab Barometer report published back in July 2022.
The survey titled “Public views of migration in Middle East and North Africa” showed that undocumented immigration is highly considered by most of the interviewees across the MENA region.
The data revealed that 53% of Moroccan migrants are willing to leave the kingdom even if they lack the necessary documents, which represents a significant increase compared to 2018’s data that previously showed a percentage of 38%.
19% of potential migrants in Morocco say that their decision is related to educational opportunities. The number is slightly higher compared to 4% in Tunisia and 3% in Egypt who chose the same reason of immigration.
Moroccans prefer French-speaking countries as their first choice destination, 22% chose France and 21% chose Canada.
The results also ranked Germany on top of the destination countries, especially for migrants looking for jobs or a better life. 19% of potential Moroccan migrants prefer this European country.
Men tend to want to migrate more than women, with a percentage of 56% in Jordan, 52% in Tunisia, 50% in Sudan which is considerably high as opposed to Morocco with 14%.
The Arab Barometer is a research network that provides insights into the social, political, economic attitudes and values of ordinary citizens in the Arab world. Its July survey is conducted in MENA with 23,000 interviewees across the region.
The report’s result detailed the interviewed citizens’ migration wish, clarified their reasons, listed the destination countries and discussed the possibility of un undocumented migration. It could potentially have a 2 points margin of error in each country.
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