Hello, everybody!One of the pictures I have in my mind, when I think of Morocco, is of all the children with school bags on their backs on their way to school.Small preschool-children hand in hand accompanied by a older siblings, bigger children talking and laughing on their way home, groups of girls in white school coats...It gave me a vivid impression of Morocco's effort of fighting analphabetism among the children.On UNICEF's website I found these comparing statitistics about Morocco and some other countries:link ==> [URL=http://www.unicef.org/progressforchildren/2005n2/mideastafrica.php]UNICEF: Gender Parity and Primary Education: Number 2, April 2005[/URL]and more general information and statistics here:link ==> [URL=http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/morocco_2238.html]UNICEF: At a glance: Morocco - The big picture[/URL]From 1996 to 2003 the primary school enrolment/attendance was 88 percent, but as the first link shows, is the attendance of girls at primary school still behind the percentage of the boys.We talked with school children, when we were in Morocco, and my children had the opportunity to participate in French and math lessons in a rural school. A boy told us, that when he took the test for secondary school, there were twelve girls taking the test. Ten of the girls passed the test, but only one of the girls continued her education in secondary school. So I think, that the difference between girls and boys may be higher in secondary school, than in primary school.Several people we talked with, told us, that schooling is one side of the problem, but what is worrying them, is the perspective of few jobs and difficulties of employment for their children.One woman told me about her children studying abroad. "Will they come back after finishing studies?" I asked her. Her answer: "No, I don't think so. There won't be jobs, there is no future for them in Morocco."Another person told me that it depends on, what kind of education/studies you choose, if you will be able to get a job or not.I would like to hear your opinion as Moroccans living abroad. What do you think about young people's chances and life in Morocco? And are you planning to go back to your home country?Best regardsCalendula//en.yabiladi.com/topics/young-people-s-life-morocco-44-559258-559258.html#msg-559258 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:56:14 +0200 Phorum 5.2.15