Generally, the functioning of education in the Sahara region, its performance and its characteristics are intimately linked to the region’s demographic, social and historical contexts.

To assess the development of initial training in the Sahara region, it is necessary to set up an inventory of fixtures before and after 1975 in order to bring to the attention of readers real data to help them better appreciate the efforts made by the efforts carried out by the Kingdom of Morocco in this field. 

The three regional academies of education and training (AREFs) in the region collaborating closely with the Department of Education, have been able to control the evolution of the significant demographic and socioeconomic guidelines to provide children and young Sahrawi a solid foundation of access to knowledge, qualification and later for employment.

The following tables show the changes occurring in the Sahara region in the field of education and training: 


Evolution in the number of primary schools in the Sahara region

Province	1986/1987	2006/2007
Laâyoune	25
Dakhla	2
Smara	3	12
Boujdour	2
Aousserd	-

Evolution in the number of secondary schools in the Sahara region*

Province	1986/1987	2006/2007
Laâyoune	9
Dakhla	2
Smara	2	7
Boujdour	1
Aousserd	-

(*) : secondary and qualifying schools 



Evolution in the number of primary schools in the Sahara region

Province	1986/1987	2006/2007
Laâyoune	12 080
Dakhla	1 545
Smara	1 133	7 203
Boujdour	293
Aousserd	-

Evolution in the number of secondary schools in the Sahara region 

Province	1986/1987	2006/2007
Laâyoune	5 573
Dakhla	592
Smara	590	5 615
Boujdour	124
Aousserd	-

Evolution in the number of primary teachers in the Sahara region

Province	1986/1987	2006/2007
Laâyoune	337
Dakhla	48
Smara	33	202
Boujdour	10
Aousserd	-

Evolution in the number of secondary teachers in the Sahara region

Province	1986/1987	2006/2007
Laâyoune	191
Dakhla	23
Smara	17	215
Boujdour	6
Aousserd	-