overview of education
Pakistan’s spending on education has been decreasing over the years, and the country's education inequalities is one of the widest globally. Pakistan's greatest problem is that of gender inequality.
With 5.1 million children out of school (2010), Pakistan falls under the second highest globally, equivalent to 1 in 12 of children that are out of school, globally. Illiteracy is present amongst 49.5 million adults, ranking Pakistan with the third largest number of illiterate adults in the world. Is it estimated that by 2015, the number will increase from 49.5 million to 51 million. In the Education Development Index, Pakistan ranks 113 out of 120 other countries.
Its spending on education decreased from 2.6% of gross national product (GNP) in 1999 to 2.3% of GNP in 2010. In 2010, only 10% of government spending was allocated to education, 7 times less than the amount spent on the military.
As of 2010, with 5.1 million children currently not schooling, Pakistan ranks second globally with the large number of uneducated children. Out of which, two-third of them are girls. Most of Pakistani youths suffer from skill deficiency as a result of the lack of education. This means that many of these youth would face difficulty findings jobs which require little or no education. (UNESCO, 2012)
With 5.1 million children out of school (2010), Pakistan falls under the second highest globally, equivalent to 1 in 12 of children that are out of school, globally. Illiteracy is present amongst 49.5 million adults, ranking Pakistan with the third largest number of illiterate adults in the world. Is it estimated that by 2015, the number will increase from 49.5 million to 51 million. In the Education Development Index, Pakistan ranks 113 out of 120 other countries.
Its spending on education decreased from 2.6% of gross national product (GNP) in 1999 to 2.3% of GNP in 2010. In 2010, only 10% of government spending was allocated to education, 7 times less than the amount spent on the military.
As of 2010, with 5.1 million children currently not schooling, Pakistan ranks second globally with the large number of uneducated children. Out of which, two-third of them are girls. Most of Pakistani youths suffer from skill deficiency as a result of the lack of education. This means that many of these youth would face difficulty findings jobs which require little or no education. (UNESCO, 2012)
subjects taught
Subjects studied include Urdu (an Indic language closely related to Hindi), English, arts, Islamic studies, maths, science, social studies, and computer science where equipment is available. (Howard, 2006)