▁country . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Mor oc can ▁rugby ▁was ▁tied ▁to ▁the ▁fort unes ▁of ▁France , ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁World ▁War , ▁with ▁many ▁Mor oc can ▁players ▁going ▁away ▁to ▁fight . ▁Like ▁many ▁other ▁Mag h reb ▁nations , ▁Mor oc can ▁rugby ▁t ended ▁to ▁look ▁to ▁Europe ▁for ▁insp iration , ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Africa . ▁ ▁K ick box ing ▁is ▁also ▁popular ▁in ▁Mor oc co . ▁The ▁Mor oc can - D utch ▁B adr ▁H ari , ▁heavy weight ▁kick box er ▁and ▁mart ial ▁artist , ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁K - 1 ▁heavy weight ▁champion ▁and ▁K - 1 ▁World ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁final ist . ▁▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Education ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁is ▁free ▁and ▁comp uls ory ▁through ▁primary ▁school . ▁The ▁estimated ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁for ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁was ▁ 7 2 %. ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁UN ES CO ▁awarded ▁Mor oc co ▁amongst ▁other ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Cuba , ▁Pakistan , ▁India ▁and ▁Turkey ▁the ▁" UN ES CO ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Liter acy ▁Prize ". ▁ ▁Mor oc co ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁four ▁dozen ▁univers ities , ▁instit utes ▁of ▁higher ▁learning , ▁and ▁poly techn ics ▁dispers ed ▁at ▁urban ▁cent res ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁Its ▁leading ▁institutions ▁include ▁Moh ammed ▁V ▁University ▁in ▁Rab