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In 1990, Pakistan signed the Education for All (EFA) declaration. It took four years to sign it formally by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, and a further six years for the ratification of the commitment to EFA at the World Education Forum, Dakar, Senegal. This reflects how our governments rush to sign international conventions and declarations, yet do absolutely nothing to ensure their implementation.
According to UNESCO's publication titled, 'Literacy Trends and Statistics in Pakistan', the enrolment rate in Pakistan did not exceed 60%, set against the target of 100% participation rate by the year 2000. This implies that 8m children between the 5-9 age group never enrolled in school, and half of the 12m that have enrolled may drop out before completing primary education.
Of all the E-9 countries, Pakistan has the lowest survival rate at the fifth grade, which will translate to 14m children out of school by the year 2003. “Government of Pakistan” has admitted in a very valuable data source for education, entitled 'Pakistan Education and School Atlas', published by newly established Center for Research on Poverty Reduction and Income Distribution (CRPRID), a research center under the supervision of Planning Division, that Pakistan has dropped far behind several other developing countries in terms of education, and immediate attention is required to catch up in this fast growing sector. UNESCO-CRPRID joint venture 'Atlas' has linked poverty and democracy with education and literacy. The report argues that the link between education and poverty is much debated. However, what is not disputed is the fact that the undereducated are disproportionately represented in the ranks of poor. Education gives people new skills and empowers them to take advantage of new opportunities. For countries, education raises productivity, innovation and output.
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Azeem Azeem Notta | Oct 28th, 2003
I like your article because it is very informative and interesting about the education in Pakistan. I am also from pakistan and I well know the education there because I spent all of my childhood their and the system is very strict and has a lot of expectations from the schools Know I like the term s"
hool privatization" because we don't hear that always from our teachers and you explained it very well.
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