Top Ten Facts About Education In Pakistan An education remains a promise unkept to millions of illiterates in Pakistan. Below are given ten most alarming facts which indicate the worsening status of education development in Pakistan. 1. Over 50 percent of the country aged 15 and above are illiterate. Only 1 in 3 women can read and write. 2. Pakistan has one of the lowest education budgets in the world, spending just 2 percent of its national GDP on education in 2004. 3. For every 100 men, 57 women are illiterate giving Pakistan one of the highest gender disparities in the world. 4. In rural Balochistan province, only 7 percent of girls can read and write. 5. 6.5 million children under 9 years old out of school in Pakistan, one of the highest numbers in the world, with many working. 6. In Pakistan a legal right to free education does not exist and compulsory education is only stated necessary from ages 5 to 9. 7. 42 percent of all children shun the public school system to attend private schools and the numbers are not slowing down. 8. If it’s 1 out of 2 children that begin school, it’s likely another 1 in 2 drop out before they even complete it in Pakistan. 9. By 2050, Pakistan will have the 4th largest population in the world behind, China, India and the USA. 10. Over a third of all public schools have no boundary wall, no toilet or drinking water facility on site. One in five villages has no school at all.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 07:34:49 +0000
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