2. Education in Pakistan
By Group #6

3. Group Members
 Syed Muhammad Mutaal Hassan
 Syed Basit Ali
 Shahrukh Khan
 Muhammad Tayyab
 Muhammad Tahir
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4. Contents
PART - I
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Definition of Education
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Constitution of Pakistan
PART – II
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Education Scenario
Education Policy

5. Definition of Education
The definition of education in common
usage, that education is merely the
delivery
of
knowledge,
skills
and
information from teachers to students, is
inadequate to capture what is really
important about being and becoming
educated.
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6. The proper definition of education is the
process of becoming an educated
person.
Being an educated person means you
have access to optimal states of mind
regardless of the situation you are in.
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7. Constitution of Pakistan
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8. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, 1973 – Article 37-b
“The State shall remove illiteracy and
provide free and compulsory
secondary education within
minimum possible period”
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9. Concurrent Legislative List:
Curriculum, syllabus, planning,
policy, centers of excellence,
standard of education & Islamic
education
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10. PART – II
EDUCATION SCENARIO
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11. Human Development Index
Country
Ranking
(out of 187 countries)
2010 2011 2012-13
Iran
88
76
Sri Lanka
91
97
92
India
119
134
136
Pakistan
125
145
146
Bangladesh 139
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70
146
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12. Literacy Rates
Literacy Definition
(As in 2012 Census)
“The ability of a person who
can read a newspaper and
write a simple letter in any
language”
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13. Literacy Rates
• PAKISTAN = 57 % (Male = 69 %,Female = 45%)
Province Literacy Rate
• Punjab=
• Sindh =
69%
• KPK=
60%
• Balochistan =
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71%
50%

14. Region Literacy Rate
Region
Islamabad
Abbottabad
Jhelum
Karachi
Lahore
Gujrat
Gujranwala
Rawalpindi
Quetta
Faisalabad
Sialkot
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Rate2012
96%
87%
79%
77%
74%
71%
69%
67%
62%
62%
59%

15. EDUCATION POLICY OF PAKISTAN
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16. Challenges
• Weakened Governance
− Fragmentation
− Lack of Clarity in Inter-Tier Relationships
• Poor Quality of Teachers & Managers
• Quality of curriculum, textbooks & exams
• Low level of literacy
• Out of school children
• Dropouts
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17. Challenges
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Public Private Partnership
In-adequate financing
Gender Equity
Poor monitoring & evaluation
Imbalance in primary, middle & secondary
schools
• Inconvenient school location
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18. SALIENT FEATURES OF NATIONAL
EDUCATION PLAN
• Universal and Free Primary and Secondary Education
• Promotion of Equity
• Minimum National Standards
• Relevance to Labour Market
• Sector Planning
• Financial allocation of 8% of GDP by 2014
• Encourage Private sector
• Link Allocations to Definition of Free Education
• Improve Planning, Management and Implementation Capacity
• Donor Harmonisation
• Overcoming Fragmented Governance
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19. SALIENT FEATURES OF NATIONAL
EDUCATION PLAN
• Bridging the Public Private Divide
• Improved Examination System
• Introduction of Early Childhood Education (3-5 years) &
inclusive education.
• Achieve the MDG goals.
• All Primary schools shall be upgraded to Middle level
• Well developed plan for expanding school facilities.
• High priority to reducing drop out rates
• Improved school environment
• Career Counselling at higher secondary level
• Develop national literacy curriculum
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• Enhance qualifications for employment as teachers

20. SALIENT FEATURES OF NATIONAL
EDUCATION PLAN
• Pre-service & in-service teacher training
• Accreditation and certification of teachers
• Merit based teacher recruitment, professional
development, promotions & postings
• Curriculum development
• Competitive publishing of textbooks and learning
materials
• District Education Boards to be established for
managing schools
• Separate management & academic cadres
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21. SALIENT FEATURES OF
NATIONAL
EDUCATION PLAN
• Laptop Distributing scheme as been lunched by PM of
Pakistan in every HEC recognised university.
• Education loan policy as been introduce by PM of
Pakistan in which intrust free(qarz e hasna) is provided
to students of (1,00,000 to 20,00,000).
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22. Allocation of Funds to Education:
Year 2013-14
Non-Development
Higher Education
Commission
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(Rs. in Billion)
Development
Total
18.4
57.4
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23. Future Plans for Education in Pakistan
1. Tripartite Partnership:
 The role of family, the community and the State. All
need to be mobilized.
2. Free Education Up to Matriculation:
3. Provision of Free Textbooks:
4. Grant of Scholarships and Incentives to Girl
Students:
5. Availability and Accessibility of Schools
Particularly in Rural Areas.
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24. 6. Teacher’s Status and Recruitment of Female
Teachers:
 Better status and pay for teachers.
 Experience has demonstrated that schools with female
teachers function well particularly at Primary level.
7. Improvement in Learning Environment:
 Better infrastructure through School Management
Councils.
8. Technical / Vocational Education:
 It is important to provide demand related skills.
9. Instructional Methods:
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 Emphasis must be given on development of analytical
faculties of the students.
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25. 10. Teachers’ Training and Knowledge:
 To improve teachers’ knowledge of the subject
and equip them with a wide repertoire of teaching
skills.
11. English Language:
 Introduction of English from Class – I.
 Future policy reforms will emphasize the teaching
of science subjects in English at public secondary
schools.
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26. Thank You All
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