EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN

"Education is the man's most formidable tool for survival. It is said that there are three main techniques through which we can solve our problems. First revolution, second war and third education, but education is on the top. It is a mean of social change or of social stability"
-Martin S. Dwarkin.

-Education is the backbone of modern society.
-It is not only the engine of economic prosperity, improved public health and high quality of life but also a means of achieving great intellectual feats, democracy and world peace.


In Pakistan,however, the sector has been suffering from serious neglect since 1947.

Three categories of school system:

-private or elite schools i.e.,City, educators and beacon house schools.
-Public schools
-Madrassahs.

[B]Brief review of education policies:

-Educational policy (1947-58)
-National commission on education 1959
-Education policy 1972-1980
-Educational policy 1978
-National educational policy 1998-2010.



Problems of education sector in Pakistan

-Low investment (2.5 per cent)
-Incompetent staff & outdated syllabus.
-Lack of uniformity
-Copy culture
-Lack of government attention
-Unhygienic or inhospitable school environments
-acute poverty.

Set back to education sector has resulted in rampant illiteracy which in turn has brought multidimensional problems.
-unemployment
-violence,thefts and crimes
-poverty
-corruption etc.

Suggestions:

-More budgetary allocation (6 per cent, atleast)
-Single tier education system
-Competent teachers & updated syllabus
-Subject relevancy for concerned teachers.
-Copy culture be eliminated.
-Poverty alleviation.

Conclusion:

"In the 21st century,one of the best anti-poverty programmes is a world-class education".
-Barack Obama.