Standard Arabic in Morocco

Speakers

18

Type

Location

Country

Information available

1. Basics

Names

Standard Arabic in Morocco

Size

18

2. Status

Status

  • Official country wide language
  • Official regional language
  • Official minority language
  • Recognised community language
  • Unrecognised community language
National language
No
Indigenous language
No
Comments
Standard Arabic is declared as official language.
This declaration is part of the announcement of the 2011 constitution in article 5.

3. State

Documentation: materials

4. Users

Size / Number of users

Number of users

18
Source
Population and Housing Census
Year
2014
Comments

This is the number of people aged 10 and over who can read and write in Standard Arabic

Users within total population

73.70889
More than 50% use the language

PROPORTION

Actual percentage
74
Source
Population and Housing Census
Year
2014
Comments
This is the proportion of people aged 10 and over who can read and write in standard arabic within the total population.

Literacy of users

57
43
More than 50% of users with literacy in the language
Actual percentage
100
Source

Population and Housing Census

Year
2014
Comments

The proportion is calculated for people aged 10 and over who can read and write in standard arabic within the total population aged 10 and over who can read and write in all written and readen laguages in Morocco.

5. Use

Completion