Morocco has 5.9 million young people aged 15 to 24, which represents 16.2% of the total population in 2021, according to an information note of the High Commission for Planning (HCP), published on the occasion of the International Youth Day (August 12).
A proportion of 50.9% of these young people are male, 59.9% urban and 56.6% are aged 15 to 19 years, said the HCP, adding that more than 6 out of 10 young people (64.6%) have a diploma of medium level, 20.6% a higher level and 14.8% have no degree.
According to the said note, the region of Casablanca-Settat concentrates nearly one fifth (19.1%) of young people aged 15 to 24 years, that of Marrakech-Safi comes second with 13.6%, followed by Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (13.1%) and Fez-Meknes (12.2%).
In addition, the HCP reports that more than one in four young people aged 15 to 24 years (26% or 1.5 million) at the national level does not work, is not in school and is not in training. About 73.4% of them are young women, 41.3% of whom are married, and 65.7% have a degree.
Among the population of school age in secondary education (15 to 17 years), 12.6% (270,000 people) are not working, are not in school, and are not receiving any training. This proportion is 19.5% among girls (198,000 people) and 6.5% among men (72,000 people).
Among young people aged 18 to 24, this proportion reaches 33.5% (1,259,000 people), 49.1% among girls (925,000 people) and 17.8% among men (335,000 people).
