Women's education in Pakistan faces significant gender discrepancies. According to the UN, approximately twice as many males as females receive secondary education in Pakistan due to very low literacy rates for women and girls. A survey conducted in various Pakistani cities and rural areas found the highest responses for women's education in Karachi, while rural areas like Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had few or no responses. The conclusion is that statistics show Pakistan's education system can be described as having extensive gender inequalities, with girls facing socio-cultural barriers to acquiring education, which impacts rural poverty reduction efforts.

1. Women Education in PakistanPresented by: Moeen Ahmed
Presented to: Syed Abdul Rafay Qadri
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2. DESCRIPTION
Literacy is among one of the indicators of human development. Education in
Pakistan is a fundamental right of every citizen, according to article thirty-seven of
the Constitution of Pakistan but gender discrepancies still exist in the educational
sector. According to the 2011 Human Development Report of the United Nations
Development Program, approximately twice as many males as females receive a
secondary education in Pakistan but there is a very low literacy rate of women/girls
in Pakistan.
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3. Importance Given to Women Education in
Pakistan
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4. Our Survey
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5. City/town Responses
Karachi 80
Urban Sindh 28
Rural Sindh 31
Rural Balochistan 1
Urban Balochistan No Response
Urban Khberpakhtoonkhwah No Response
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Table According to Survey

6. City/town Responses
Rural Khberpakhtoonkhwah No Response
Islamabad 5
Gilgit Baltistan 2
Azad Kashmir No Response
Urban Punjab No Response
Rural Punjab 5
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Table According to Survey

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Conclusion
Statistics show that education in Pakistan can be described by
extensive gender inequalities. Girls/women have to face
socio-cultural hurdles to acquire education in a country like
Pakistan. Many people argue that it is not only human and
ethical thing to provide everyone easy access to education
without any gender bias, but it is also essential for
development and progress of a society that both men and
women are educated. Studies and different surveys have
confirmed that gender inequality in education has significant
impact on rural poverty in Pakistan, and female literacy is
important for poverty alleviation.