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Morocco: teacher recruitment and entry requirements

This dossier follows announced and implemented entry requirements for Morocco’s teacher recruitment competitions, including age limits.

Last updated : 2 key moments
Classroom in Morocco.
Classroom in Morocco, 2018 archive image; does not depict the announcement. إسكواردو, CC BY-SA 4.0, unmodified. — إسكواردو / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — archive photograph uploaded in 2018, unmodified.

Where things stand

As of November 4, 2026, the teacher-training competition notice provides 15,590 places, a maximum age of 40 and applications from November 5 to 19. Written examinations are scheduled for November 28; admission and training remain pending.

Reported information

Benabdellah announces age ceiling of 40 for Morocco’s teaching competitions

Nabil Benabdellah announced on November 3, 2026 that the age ceiling for Morocco’s teacher recruitment competitions would rise from 35 to 40, while presenting his department’s budget to Parliament.

Classroom in Morocco.
Classroom in Morocco, 2018 archive image; does not depict the announcement. إسكواردو, CC BY-SA 4.0, unmodified. — إسكواردو / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — archive photograph uploaded in 2018, unmodified.

The minister justified the threshold by the career length remaining before retirement at 63: someone recruited at 40 could teach for 23 years, according to his explanation.

Barlamane describes the measure as a government policy direction, pending final conditions. The announcement would open access to another group of graduates; the next competition’s eligibility criteria still need to be checked against its official notice.

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Reported information

Teaching: notice provides 15,590 training places and a maximum age of 40

The ministry’s teacher-training competition notice, announced on November 3, 2026 and reported on November 4, provides 15,590 places and a maximum age of 40 on the examination date. Applications are scheduled from November 5 to 19.

View of the city of Rabat.
Rabat, January 2026. Archive illustration; does not depict the announcement. CAPTAIN RAJU / Wikimedia Commons, CC0, resized. — CAPTAIN RAJU / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; 31 janvier 2026, redimensionnée.

Places are divided between primary education (5,530), lower secondary (8,360) and upper secondary (1,700). Applications must be submitted and validated at wolouj.men.gov.ma by November 19 at 4:30 p.m., according to the time specified in the notice.

Written examinations are scheduled for November 28. The competition grants access to qualification training at regional centres; recruitment follows successful training and the required certificate. The notice therefore documents an age condition previously announced in parliament.

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