Building Human Capital: Lessons from Country Experiences – Morocco

doi:10.1596/34208

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Building Human Capital: Lessons from Country Experiences – Morocco

dc.contributor.author	Benkassmi, Mohamed
dc.contributor.author	Abdelkhalek, Touhami
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-27T14:58:43Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-27T14:58:43Z
dc.date.issued	2020-06
dc.description.abstract	This case study examines the policies, programs and processes undertaken in Morocco to improve its human capital outcomes since the 1990s. Sustained political commitment to education as a national priority across successive governments meant that while the net enrollment rate in primary school was 52.4 percent in 1990, by 2013 it has risen to over 98 percent. Not only are boys and girls enrolled at similar rates, rural areas were able to catch up to urban areas. Since 2000, investments in education have been large and sustained, between 5 and 6 percent of GDP. While still under implementation, the current strategic vision 2015-2030 seeks to provide equity and quality for all, particularly those from rural and less developed regions in Morocco. Just as the government has stepped up its investments in education it has sought to tackle a variety of health challenges simultaneously. Reductions in infant and maternal mortality, curbing the fertility rate, limiting communicable and non-communicable diseases and improving the nutritional status of Moroccan children were prioritized not only through the development and better geographic distribution of health care services but also by encouraging a shift towards health insurance coverage in order to help citizens, particularly the poor, afford health care. A diligent immunization policy meant that 91 percent of Moroccan children are fully immunized. Coupled with this has been careful management of communicable diseases, including through the use of international partnerships. As the country grapples with the next wave of challenges, the case study proposed the need to pursue more integrated multisectoral policies that not only address the interplay between health and education but a broad range of sectors including but not limited to transport, infrastructure, and the labor market. It proposes the broad outlines of a series of actions that will be critical to continue to build the human capital of generations to come.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/343551595404101570/Building-Human-Capital-Lessons-from-Country-Experiences-Morocco
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/34208
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/34208
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL INDICATORS
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	EDUCATION POLCY
dc.subject	HEALTHCARE SERVICES
dc.subject	HEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subject	SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subject	INEQUALITY
dc.subject	EDUCATION REFORM
dc.subject	HEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subject	EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.title	Building Human Capital	en
dc.title.subtitle	Lessons from Country Experiences – Morocco	en
dc.type	Report	en
dc.type	Rapport	fr
dc.type	Informe	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Building Human Capital
okr.date.disclosure	2020-07-22
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/343551595404101570/Building-Human-Capital-Lessons-from-Country-Experiences-Morocco
okr.guid	343551595404101570
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/34208
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b087be059c_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	32263952
okr.identifier.report	151020
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/343551595404101570/pdf/Building-Human-Capital-Lessons-from-Country-Experiences-Morocco.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country	Morocco
okr.topic	Education::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topic	Education::Early Childhood Development
okr.topic	Education::Education For All
okr.topic	Education::Education Reform and Management
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.unit	Human Capital Director (HHCDR)