The rapid economic development of East Asian Countries also attributed to their excellent system of education Khan, There can be no other development expenditure with a higher benefit in relation to cost. Similar studies conducted in Pakistan conclude that the average rate of return to another year of schooling is 5 to 7 percent Jamal, The constitution of Pakistan allows free and compulsory education for the children of ages years.
After the 18 th constitutional amendment education has become a provincial subject, but federal government has always played an imperative role in this regard. The Human Development Report stated that Pakistan has not exhibited improvement in key educational indicators, such as literacy rate, gross enrolment ratio, and expenditure on education, as compared to regional countries.
The primary school dropout rate is The United Nations Global Education Monitoring Report , concluded that Pakistan is 50 years in primary education while 60 years behind in secondary education to achieve the education goals. The number of children at primary, secondary and upper secondary level still from out of school were 5.
This is an alarming and mind boggling situation for the whole nation. Why this happened? Let us try to find out the answer of the question. The root cause of the problem started from colonialism. Under the policy of divide and rule, they divided education among rich and poor.
They dismantled the traditional education system and introduced an English education system. Most Popular Must Read. Kumail Zaidi. The Green Shirts' dream to recapture T20 glory ends in dismay but it had more than a few highs along the way. Faisal Bari. How many doctors have been barred from practising or censured by the medical fraternity?
Riaz Riazuddin. Amin Valliani. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar. Huma Khawar. Given the limited reach and inequities in the provision of pre-primary education, Pakistan is increasingly recognizing early learning as a policy priority, and several provinces have already developed ECCE policies, plans, and standards.
While several models exist for ALPs, these are still scattered and limited in scale. UNICEF is addressing the issue of OOSC through studies, supporting provincial sector plan development, development or review of non-formal education policy and direct programme implementation.
This wealth of experience now provides the evidence, know-how, and momentum for UNICEF to support federal and provincial governments in broadening ALPs within education systems to bring OOSC into primary education, with a specific focus on adolescent girls. Socio-cultural demand-side barriers combined with economic factors together drive education deprivation for certain groups of children in Pakistan, particularly girls.
These barriers are further exacerbated by a lack of parental awareness of early learning, importance of on-time enrolment, and lack of social protection schemes.
UNICEF is therefore focusing more closely on the obstacles to on-time enrolment, retention, completion and transition. Equity-based investments by government continue to be the key way to ensure education systems include the most disadvantaged girls and boys.
Considering insufficient and ineffective allocation of budgets, UNICEF strategically engages in sector planning, to capitalise on opportunities to influence decision-making on equity issues. This feature is limited to our corporate solutions. Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data. Skip to main content Try our corporate solution for free! Single Accounts Corporate Solutions Universities. The literacy rate measures the percentage of people aged 15 and above who are able to read and write.
In , Pakistan's total literacy rate was around 59 percent, with less than 47 percent of women being literate and more than 71 percent of men. Although education for both genders is not prohibited in Pakistan, women are generally not as well educated as men.
Economy and education Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim country with a low urbanization rate , meaning the majority of its population live in rural areas, where education is traditionally harder to come by than in cities.
Pakistan is still a developing country, and typically, most of the inhabitants work in the primary sector , since Pakistan is rich in arable land.
If the country wants to make the leap to being a developed nation, education and equality need to be higher on the list. Loading statistic Show source. Download for free You need to log in to download this statistic Register for free Already a member?
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