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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.

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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

On November 3, 2026, Nabil Benabdellah announced a 40-year age ceiling, up from 35. The next competition’s final requirements still need to be checked in its official notice.

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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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