Originally Posted by hinahassan

A country's development indicator can be measured by the degree of significance it has attached to education.Education is said to be the empowering tool of the nation .It is vital and plays a pivotal role in country 's development .hence , it is the backbone of a society's socio economic infrastructure .A visible difference between developed , developing , and underdeveloped nation is of education.The developed countries have attained 90 to 100% literacy rate .Developing countries are advancing with up-to 60% literacy rate .Underdeveloped countries fall below the literacy rate of 45%.This disparity in education clearly indicates the role of education in country's development. Education system in Pakistan is full of challenges and opportunities . Pakistan is among the developing nations with literacy rate of 56% . Although, not very discouraging , but far behind from its immediate neighbours ; India with 74%, Iran with 90% and china with 85% .As the deadline set by United nation on millennium development goals is approaching fas, So far little has done to hit the mark of attaining objective of universal primary education. Pakistan is among the bottom countries where drop-out rate of school going children is 50%.
There are variety of reasons behind such dismal state of education in Pakistan , which collectively contributes in deteriorating the very social fabric of society in number of ways. Only proper and timely attention towards this front could prove to be constructive and help uplifting society at large .