Morocco: distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic 2020

As of April 2020, social media was used as distance learning platform by the majority of enrollees in primary (40.1 percent), middle (43.8 percent), and secondary schools (46 percent) in Moroccan households. Also, a larger proportion of household respondents with children in primary schools participated in learning activities remotely by means of national television channels (39.1 percent), whereas the platform was used by 28.8 percent and 11.1 percent of households with students in middle and secondary schools, respectively. Overall, the frequency of distance learning participation was found to be generally lower among households with enrollees in primary schools.

Major distance learning channels used during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Morocco as of 2020, by level of education

Characteristic	Primary school	Middle school*	Secondary school
National television channels	39.1%	28.8%	11.1%
Digital platforms from the Ministry of Education	8.8%	19.9%	29.8%
Platforms created by private educational institutions	5.1%	2.8%	4.1%
Websites	3.1%	2.8%	6.3%
Social media (exchange groups)	40.1%	43.8%	46%
Free online access to educational videos	0.9%	1.2%	1.4%
Other methods	2.9%	0.8%	1.4%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

Morocco

Survey time period

April 14 to 23, 2020

Number of respondents

2,350 households

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* Cycle collégial.

The source explains that households surveyed are representative of different socio-economic strata in Morocco, in accordance with the place of residence, whether rural or urban.

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