Strategic Priorities Social Change Context The penetration rate varies significantly according to geographical zones and household income levels. Estimation of household internet access penetration per geographical zone and income - March 2008, home, households (thousand and %), connections (thousand), Morocco - Zone (x 1000 households) SPC* (x 1000 households) High density populated zones (2500) Penetration E penetration rate rate rate in case (2400) in Morocco (%) of literacy B (200) (400) 80% 35% 15% 2% 0% 14% 70% 20% 35% 15% 2% 0% 7% 60% 12% 0% 0% 0% 0% 40% 0% Grey-white zones (2100) D Literacy A Moderately populated zones (1400) C Average (1000) (2000) Average penetration rate in Morocco 80% 35% 15% 2% 0% 8% Literacy rate (%) 100% 95% 90% 55% 35% 57% Penetration rate in case of literacy 80% 37% 17% 4% 0% 14% *Socio-professional categories are defined according to monthly household income in MAD: A > 18 000; 8 000 < B < 18 000; 3 000 < C < 8 000; D & E < 3 000 D i g i t a l M o r o c c o 27 The National Strategy for Information Society and Digital Economy - 2009-2013