Pakistan Education in 2025

2. Eduction In Pakistan
The article 25-A of Constitution obligates the state to “provide free and compulsory education to all
children of the age of five to sixteen years” or from class 1 to class 10 (both girls and boys).
The educational development in Indo-Pakistan sub-continent during the British rule was limited to present
day India, and the areas (now Pakistan) were relatively backward in education with literacy rate of only
15%. And the condition of countryside and women was even worse. At independence Pakistan had only
one established university, the University of Punjab in Lahore, and few schools and colleges.
Different governments tried hard to improve the situation, but unfortunately education plans could not
completely imposed/successful. However, now, Pakistan is successful in establishing some internationally
reputed educational institutes and universities. And there is a growing general awareness in Pakistani
society of the importance of education to the society.

3. Literacy Rate
Literacy Rate
According to government documents, Pakistan’s
current literacy rate (10 years & above) is 60%. The
detailed literacy rate is given in the following table.
AREA MALE FEMALE TOTAL
Pakistan 71 49 60
Punjab 73 57 64
Sindh 68 44 57
KPK (Including Merged Areas) 75 36
55
KPK (Excluding Merged Areas) 76 40
57
Balochistan 54 24 40
The Higher Education in Pakistan is overseen and regulated by
Higher Education Commission (HEC). Its head office is located
in Islamabad and the current chairman of HEC is Dr. Tariq
Banuri. Federal budget for education is about 2.3% of the total
GDP. Besides, all provinces spend sizable amount on education.
Education: Key Statistics
Literacy Rate: 60%
Federal Education Budget: 2.3% of the GDP
Number of Universities: 211

4. ● Pakistan’s Education Vision-2025 aims at significant expansion in education coverage, as well
improvements in the quality of education. The salient features of the Education Vision 2025 of
Planning Commission of Pakistan are:
● Increase Primary school enrollment and completion rate to 100% by 2025
● Increase literacy rate to 90% by 2025
● Increase Higher Education coverage from 7% to 12 % by 2025
● Increase in public expenditure on higher education currently from 0.2% of GDP to 1.4% of GDP by
2025
● Expansion in higher education enrollment currently from 1.5 million to 5 million
● Increase number of PhDs from 7,000 to 15,000 by 2025
● Almost doubling of the number of degree awarding institutions currently from 156 to 300 by 2025
● Improve Primary and Secondary Gender Parity Index to 1, and increase female workforce
participation rate from 24% to 45% by 2025.