EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

SUBMITTED TO: Miss Fizza

SUBMITTED BY Mohsan Tanveer Ali Raza Hamza Tariq Butt Usman Butt NaveedAhmed Mi11MBA005 Mi11MBA025 Mi11MBA036 Mi11MBA066 Mi11MBA032

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement Introduction History Overview Importance Statistics Standard of Education Policies of Government Implementations Achievements of Pakistani Students UNO UNICEF Advices of Leaders Core Strategic Targets Socio- Economic Impact Forward & Backward Linkages SWOT Analysis Problems Recommendations Events In Pakistan on Education Industry Conclusion

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name of Almighty Allah, the most beneficent and merciful to the mankind. This project would not be possible without the encouragement and guidance of number of people. We feel highly obliged and want to express our deepest gratitude to our respected teacher Miss Fizza for her advice, help and guidance throughout this semester. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to our parents and friends for their inspirations, love and constant support.

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

INTRODUCTION
Excess to basic education is the right of every individual. Education is the driving force of growth and progress in increasingly interconnected and globalizing world. Developing countries where majority of the worlds population resides needs to maximize on productivity and capabilities of advanced human capitals At the country level education means strong economic growth due to productive and skilled labor force. At individual level education strongly co-related to higher returns in earning and more informed and aware existence. Education empowers people to defend and pursue there rights.Education is the most effective tool use to empower women and promote tolerance within a society.

IMPORTANCE
Importance of education in the coming years is recognized as a necessary ingredient for sustainable economic growth. Education is seen as the key to better quality of life as well as means of providing a new set of skills required for the future years.Investment in human capital prepares the critical mass of educated man power on the 1 hand and on the other hand prepares future leaders in various fields to steer successfully the country through thick and thin. Education enables individual to make informed choices broaden there horizons and opportunities and to have a voice in public decision making.Education is one of the most important factor that acts as a counter weight to social and economical mobility imposed by culture and historical biases.Education shifts economy from primary industry to secondary industry and then further to turshiry Industry.

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HISTORY
HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

Federal Ministry of Education Provincial Education Ministries General details Literacy

Total Male Female 58% 69% 45%

Enrollment
Total Primary Secondary Post-secondary 37,462,900 22,650,000 2,884,400 1,349,000

Education in Pakistan is overseen by the government's Ministry of Education and the provincial governments, whereas the federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and in the financing of research. The article 25-A of Constitution of Pakistan obligates the state to provide free and compulsory quality education to children of the age group 5 to 16 years. The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such a manner as may be determined by law. The education system in Pakistan is generally divided into five levels: primary (grades one through five); middle (grades six through eight); high (grades nine and ten, leading to the Secondary School Certificate or SSC); intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to a Higher Secondary (School) Certificate or HSC); and university programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees. The literacy rate ranges from 87% in Islamabad to 20% in the Kohlu District. Between 2000 2004, Pakistanis in the age group 5564 had a literacy rate of almost 30%, those aged between 4554 had a literacy rate of nearly 40%, those between 2534 had a literacy rate of 50%, and those aged 1524 had a literacy rate of 60%. Literacy rates vary regionally, particularly by sex. In tribal areas female literacy is 7.5%. Moreover, English is fast spreading in Pakistan, with 18 million Pakistanis[8] (11% of the population) having a command over the English language, which makes it the 3rd Largest English Speaking Nation in the world and the 2nd largest in Asia. On top of that, Pakistan produces about 445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates per year. Despite these statistics, Pakistan still has one of the highest illiteracy HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

rates in the world and the second largest out of school population (5.1 million children) after Nigeria.

OVERVIEW
Education Industry is overall driving force of different industries of Pakistan.Currently Pakistani Government is expanding 2.1% of its GDP till 2004 - 2005Where As India has contributed 4.1% of its GDP in Education Industry, Nepal is Contributing 3.4% in Education Industry & Bangladesh is contributing 2.4% on its Education Industry. Pakistan is the land of approx. 160 million inhabitants & the literacy rate is around 53%, where 40% are female & 60 to 65% are male 44% in rural and 72% in Urban.According to Education census 2005 there are currently 227791 institutions in the Country the overall enrollment is recorded at 33.4 millions with a teaching staff of 1.357 millions. Out of total institutions, (151744) 67% is of public sector .Out of total Institutions (167446) that is 74% is located in the rural areas.(60345) 26% is located in urban areas.

An Overview of Educational Profile, Educational inputs and Educational achievements in Pakistan.

According to Tariq Rehman form the National Institute of Pakistan Studies of the Quaid-e-Azam University, a thorough review of the system of formal education by the experts from the World Bank and other research institutes rendered the colleges here in Pakistan "substandard, bureaucratic, poor and inefficient". A criticism as harsh as this may raise too much curiosity as to how so many graduates of Pakistan, including Engineers, Doctors etc, with just a little additional training, were able to go abroad and contend in the field with those who have had received education from comparatively advanced institutes. Nevertheless, it holds quite a load of truth in it (Net Industries, 2011). Until the 1990s, a very limited amount of resources were allocated towards the education sector in relative terms. only 1.1% of the Gross National Product was constituted the public education expenditure which increased to 3.4% by 1990. This increase in the funds allocation appeared quite unfavorable as compared to the defense budget in 1993, which was 33.9% of the GNP. Throughout the history of Pakistan, at least until the 1990s, relatively limited resources were allocated to education. In 1960, the public expenditure on education was only 1.1 percent of GNP; by 1990, the figure had risen to 3.4 percent, though it compared quite unfavorably with expenditures on defense, which stood at 33.9 percent of GNP in 1993. The education system in Pakistan is included among the most backward systems in Asia, empowered by the customary feudal and madarassa system. In 2004 the literacy rate was 52% with male literacy much higher than that of female (64% Vs 39%). With the prevailing inequities in education with regionally and with respect to gender, the core issue appears to be the comparatively high budgets for higher education level than for primary and secondary levels.

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

The government has however, become aware of this situation in the recent years and has put in an effort to take on this problem that is facing the education system with regards to the shortcomings in the budget allocation towards the basic levels of education. There are, in Pakistan, almost 40 million children that in the age bracket of 5 to 15 years, which is the conventional school going age. At Primary level the gross enrollment rate is 89% and the dropout rate is 50%. This implies that that the 18 million children dropped out of primary level , of the 36 million children that are actually enrolled. the additional 4 million children that are deprived of access to schools make up about 22 million children of the total 40 million who should be attending the school. however, the education system in Pakistan is, unfortunately, too deficient to cater to the needs of these disadvantages groups.

Structure, Performance and Growth of the Primary Education Sector in Pakistan.

The responsibility of education sector lies with the provincial governments. Nevertheless, this role has been fulfilled throughout the years since the inception of Pakistan by the federal government, leading through reforms and policies for education on national level and conducting the necessary research for improvement in this field. Higher education levels like universities, centers for research and excellence have been mainly pulling resource funds from the federal government through a commission known as University Grant Commission. Moreover all the educational institutions located in the federal territory are run by federal administration. The Ministry of education is the head, under which the federal ministry of education operates, and is assisted by the education secretary, a senior bureaucracy member. Education secretary appoints education ministers that administer the provincial education departments in charge of the separate divisions of education catering to the needs of different levels of education. The provinces are further divided into districts and regions with separate authorities divided between primary and secondary level, with primary level being administered by the district head while the secondary level being administered by the region head. The Colleges are on the other hand governed by educational directorate at provincial level. According to a report on the National education Policy published in 2009, the contribution of the private sector towards education makes up about a 0.5% of the GDP, which round up to be almost 1/6th of the financial resources. The structure of Primary, secondary, Higher-Secondary schools, Inter Colleges and universities is dominated by the public sector accounting for almost 64% of the enrolment rates while the private sector only contributed a share of 36% overall. However, the role of private sector has expanded over the years despite the deficiency reflected in the poor relative growth of this sector.The education system in Pakistan has been adulterated by series of issues that can be attributed to the educational dualism, implying the English-Urdu, public-private and urban-rural differentials. This leads to educational inequity that provides just a faction of students with quality education while majority suffers from substandard education. These issues are faced at local, district and HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

national level and are subject to political and federal concerns. Furthermore improvement in this regard is further hindered by the corruption and nepotism, including teachers with dubious credentials filling in at responsible posts through illegal means while contaminating the whole system. The lack of basic facilities at schools at local and district level adds to the already deteriorating standards of the education system in Pakistan whereas problems relating to resource allocation and dissemination of funds have plagues the system at national level

LIST OF UNIVERSITIES
Region Universities Public Private

AJK Balochistan Islamabad

3 6 17

1 5 14

2 1 3

Northern Areas

NWFP Punjab Sindh Total

21 36 38 122

12 19 13 65

9 17 25 57

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

LITERACY RATE

Table 11.2 Literacy rates (10 years and above) for Pakistan

Province/ Area Pakistan Punjab Sindh NWFP

Total 53 55 56 45

Male 65 65 68 64

Female 40 44 41 26

Balochistan

37

52

19

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

BUDGET FOR EDUCATION

According to economic bulletin the share of public expending on education is 2.42% of GDP for 2008(i.e. Rs250billion approx). Education sector gets Rs 21,480.450 million LAHORE (June 15, 2007): The Punjab government has allocated Rs 21,480.450 million to education sector in the province's budget 2007-08, which is 72% higher than that of financial year 2006-07 (Rs 1,2480m). It also includes Rs 5,000 million for the World Bank assisted Punjab Education Sector Reform Programme.

POLICIES AND REFORMS

MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 1998 2010 EDUCATION SECTOR REFORM ACTION PLAN 2001 2005 THE PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2001 2011 PRESIDENTS EDUCATION SECTOR REFORM MADRASSA REFORM PROGRAMME NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSESMENT SYSTEM (NEAS) BASIC EDUCATION COMMUNITY SCHOOL (BELA).

A Review of Educational Policies and Educational Reforms in Pakistan; Issues, Concerns and Areas of Potential Improvement.
Since the inception of the country in 1947, the education policies have been coming in series and have been incorporated as that in the National Education Policy 2009. The review process initiated in 2005 for the National Education Policies ranging from 1998 to 2010 and the first draft or document, which is known as the White Paper was finalized in March of 2007. The process of reviewing the policies in 2005 before the currently existing framework (19982010) was started as a result of an induced inspiration to the Ministry of Education from two reasonable factors. The first main reason was that the guide to policy framework was quite unsatisfactory, owing to the failure in achievement of the desired educational results that were the intended goals of the policy. Performance of education sector lacked in the various key factors, especially the access rates, educational opportunity equities and in overall quality measures. The second reason that stood out was that new challenges on global level like the Millennium Development Goals and Dakar Education for All (EFA) have gathered immense mass in the past years and such aggressive demands need to be met with considerable measure that need to be HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

taken. Furthermore, globalization and the effort of nations to achieve a level of an educated society or as they call it the Knowledge Society has stimulated the thirst for achieving better education standards. Besides the global pressure that is inevitably faced, the desirable goals of achieving economic development and demographic transitions on a domestic scale have rendered it compulsory to review the policies for the sake of growth in educational quality. The basic purpose of these policies is to map out a strategy at national level for educational development guidance in Pakistan and many of the policy actions that have been sketched out in the have already been put into play in earlier reforms. These include development prospectus, policy for textbook material, missing facilities provision and other policies implemented on provincial and regional basis. The policy takes these initiations into considerations and structures them in its recommendations. The effectiveness of education system is greatly affected by the political social and government infrastructure. To the extent that these factors impact the education sector, educational policies cannot be formed without taking these factors into consideration. The education system is quite reflective of the social norms and beliefs and reserves upon itself quite an impact of these determinants All the contents of dissertation until now may imply that Pakistan has shown progress on many indicators measuring the educational efficiency or outcome, however, the education system in Pakistan also suffers from two major shortcomings indicating an insufficient access to educational openings and low quality of education that is provided. This depresses the standards of education not only on a local scale of comparison between the output and the national goals but also on an international level to a greater extent too. The two main causes responsible for such a slack performance of the education sector are: (i) Commitment gap and (ii) Implementation gap. the former implies lack of commitment towards the educational goals leading to the latter that has frustrated the implementation and practicality of policies. Coping with the underlying problems faced by the educational sector, a need for an elementary change in the thought process is in line that may affect the educational policies in a desired way. This need of change in the though process is reflected in the Planning Commission's report 'Vision 2030' which talks about some major innovations and changes in the current system of education. This practical swing, however, calls for the requirement, which takes into consideration, the welfare of the students and the learners instead of those who plan and implement the policies. Conveniently enough, the policy addresses this issue in the form of need for suggestions and action plans the will deal with issues regarding the vision, priorities and governance of the sector while also dealing with the problems faced by individual subsectors in an assortment with early childhood education at one end and adult learning at the other.

Allocations For Education

In Pakistan, allocations for education in general and for enhancement of literacy in particular, have, always been very low with, 2.3 % of GNP being the highest figure in 9 th Plan (1998-2003). The allocations for education in terms of percentage of GNP, have been continuously declining HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

for the last many years (e.g. 2.34 in 1997-98, 2.2 % in 1998-99 and 2.14 % for 1999-2000). The first three Development Plans (1955-1970) did not contain any allocations for literacy. Allocations for literacy started with the non-plan period (1970-78) in which Rs. 2.3 million were allocated for literacy but actually only Rs. 5.00 million were spent. Rs. 12.5 million and Rs.8.5 millions, were respectively spent during the 7th and 8th plans periods for the first time. The message arising out of EFA 2000 Assessment noted that, Education is characterized by the need to make tough choices between competing options of nearly equal attractiveness. There will never be sufficient funds to do all that educational planners would wish. The challenge therefore is to find new ways of meeting objectives. It may imply the need for thorough structural reforms.; put another way, it may mean doing things in different way. Sometimes this involves thinking the unthinkable, questioning the long-accepted practices. Funding constraints also impose a greater demand on the administration of the public education system and the rapid increase of literacy in developing countries like Pakistan. The ninth Five Year Plan (1998-2003) has the provision of an additional 0.35 % increase in the allocation for education every year, so that by the end of the plan period (2002-2003) it will reach the level of 4 % of GNP, which is the minimum requirement as per UNESCO recommendations. The 9th Plan also targets to increase the literacy rate to 60% by the year 2003, and 75 % by the year 2010 by increasing the allocations for education. The National Education Policy (1998-2010) also aims at achieving a 55% literacy rate by 2003, by spending a total of Rs. 559,290.00 million on the education sector and 5000.00 million specifically on literacy by 2003. Though the allocations for literacy are meager yet if 4 % of GNP as planned in the policy is actually spent we can hope for a more positive picture. However, if sources allow, more allocations (at-least 1 % of GNP) should be made especially (e.g. at least 1% of GNP) for adult literacy and basic education programs in Pakistan.

MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The Mdgs were ratified by 189 members nations in september 2000 at the millennium summit

GOALS:
Achievement of universal primary education. Achievement of ender equality. Poverty Water supply

NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY

(1998 2010) Aims & objectives of Education & Islamic Education Literacy and non formal education Elementary Education Secondary Education Teacher Education Technical & Vocational Education HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

Higher Education Information Technology Library & Documentation Services Private Sector In Education Innovative Programs Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation.

EDUCATION SECTOR REFORM PLAN

The government is making all possible efforts and striving hard to promote the literacy situation and to achieve the universal primary education. In this endeavor, the government put forward a package entitled as Education Sector Reform (ESR) 2001-04. Amongst other objectives of ESR, it aims at improvement in the literacy rate, universalization of primary education and quality education enabling all citizens to reach their maximum potential. The current situation of the targeted indicators is shown in the table below. The targeted literacy rate set under the ESR was 60 per cent for 2005 and currently it is at 53 per cent. Though most of these targets were not achieved except for secondary school (where the higher trend in data is due to change in definition taken by PSLM) enrollment a considerable increasing trend in these indicators can be seen.

MADRASSA REFORM PLAN

A project titled Madrassa Reforms was launched in 2002-03 with the directive of the President for a period of 5 years at a capital cost of Rs. 5759.395 million. The main objective of this program is to provide financial assistance to Deeni Madaris to introduce formal subjects in their curricula. The progress made toward the goals of this reform program include, simplification of the process of registration of Madaris, the standard procedure prescribed by the Ministry of Interior to control funds has produced positive results, a large number of Madaris have applied to provincial/area governments for financial assistance under the project , 58 madaris in AJ&K have been cleared for financial assistance and a great breakthrough by the FATA administration has been made by distributing cheques to 36 registered Deeni Madaris.

OBJECTIVE OF NEAS (National Education assessment plan)

The basic objective of NEAS is to establish a system of student assessment in the Ministry of Education and to develop national capacity for conducting assessments periodically to monitor student achievement. A small project on Immediate Requirements costing Rs.10.807 million for a period of 16 months (March 2002 to June 2003) was approved by the government and is under implementation through funds allocated under ESR program. However, since the objective cannot be achieved in a short span of 16 months, a 5 years project has been prepared for making national assessment a permanent feature of the education system even after the project period. The donors assistance has also been sought in the area of professional expertise of international standing, local and foreign training through twinning arrangements, implementation, pilot testing and other assessment related areas. HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSESMENT PLAN

National Education Assessment System (NEAS) is a World Bank funded project with a total cost of Rs. 319.364 million including foreign exchange component with World Bank share of Rs. 273.110 million. The government of Pakistan is committed to improve the quality of education at all levels. The NEAS is one of the key programs of the Ministry meant to improve the quality of education at elementary level, with the objective to measure learning achievements of grade 4 and 5 students, to develop capacity in educational assessment related activities, to institutionalization of sustainable monitoring system and information dissemination.

OBJECTIVE OF BELA (Basic Education & Literacy Authority)

In order to promote non-formal basic education, it has been decided that a fully autonomous organization under Ministry of Education namely: Basic Education & Literacy Authority (BELA) may be established. The basic objectives of the project is to supplement governments policies with regard to UPE and basic education through extending non-formal education facilities for out of school children and youth (5-14) having no access to the formal system of education. Other objectives include: Extending free and flexible learning opportunities to girls who are otherwise deprived of access to education due to poverty and social taboos, etc. Establish 71815 new BEC schools ( in addition to 10185 ongoing NFBE schools) for providing primary level education across the country through the Non-Formal Education System; A basic Education Community School (BECS) will intake capacity of 30 learners on an average. If the enrollment in a primary school exceeds 40, physical facilities of two schools (including two teachers) will be provided; Create employment opportunities for 71815 Basic Education Community Primary School teachers, besides 728 supporting/operational staff; Introduce non-formal approach to supplement and complement the formal stream of education for eradication of illiteracy and achievement of Universal Primary Education; Provide second chance of primary education to mis-outs and out of school children of 514 years age; Provide education in areas where formal primary school system has not been able to reach so far; Provide free education with flexible timings (fight against child labor) to poor people living below the poverty line in Pakistan; Empowering of rural girls who are the main beneficiaries of the basic education community schools; Provide education to poor girls at their doorstep. Facilitate the parents to send their children to schools and become useful, peaceful and civilized future citizens of the community HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISION

Pakistan is ranked amongst the lowest in the world in higher education enrollment rates at 2.9 percent. Other Asian developing countries, such as India and Korea, stand at 10 percent and 68 percent respectively. According to a report of the steering committee for higher education in 2001, only 2.6 percent of the students between the ages 17-23 enrolled in universities which have increased to 2.9 in 2005. The target is to double enrollment in the next five years by increasing the capacity of the existing higher education institutions and also establishing new ones. The quality of education provided is not up to the mark, which can be gauged from the fact that not a single Pakistani university is ranked among the top 500 universities of the world.

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

FOREIGN AID AND SUPPORT

UNICEF ILO UNDP UNFPA

2004-08 1999-05 2004-08 2004-08

14.6 11.42 9.3 1.6

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

US AID TO TEACHERS
ISLAMABAD: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed here today between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the Federal Education Directorate for a $3.4 million three-year programme to strengthen teachers education in Pakistan. Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the programme will establish a new framework for teachers accreditation and management in basic education. Implemented by UNESCO, the project will fundamentally reform approaches to policy, organisation, institutional roles and classroom delivery at all levels. Education is one of the key components of our broad and growing strategic relationship with Pakistan, said US Ambassador Ryan C Crocker.

WORLD BANK
In Pakistans largest province, Punjab, a combination of political leadership, reform vision and support from institutions like the World Bank is seeing early success in driving these numbers in a positive direction. Punjab is in its third year of an education reform program assisted by credits totalling $300 million from the World Banks concessionary International Development Association. "Its really exciting to see what has been achievable in a short time with the will, a plan, and sustained commitment," says task manager for the World Bank Tahseen Sayed. The program is showing significant early gains. A stipend program for girls in grades 6 to 8 targets the 15 districts of Punjab where literacy is below 40 percent. Free textbooks are being delivered on time to approximately 9 million elementary school students and a monitoring system captures data on the public education system that is regularly validated by third parties.

CONFERENCE OF UNESCO
The objective of the conference is to brief the political leadership about the state of primary education in the country in comparison to other developing countries, especially neighbours in South Asia, review progress made over the past years and identify and agree on the way forward. UNESCO and PILDAT stated that a draft declaration would be shared with the invited parties and after it is agreed, would be signed and released at the end of the APC. PILDAT is also preparing background papers for the political leadership and media to provide them some basic information about the key issues facing the Education For All movement in Pakistan.

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

PROBLEMS
Commercialization
Now many people are starting there own school for the sack of money. They are making this as an profession of earning. Gender gap We are in the 20th Century, still we are facing these gender problems in many cities of Pakistan. Girls are not sent to schools. Their parents still have the lack of importance of Education.

Infrastructure
We dont have any Standards given by the government for the Schools, universities, colleges. Government schools doesnt have teachers, lights, chairs or even course.

Teachers
Teachers are not trained and they are not paid smart salaries as compare to private schools, which cost high to the parents

Family
The environment plays an important role in students life. Parents should take care of their responsibility towards their children in this regard.

Government
Government is not showing any prominent action in this sector, which is an core issue of Pakistan.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Gender gap can be removed by providing backward families regarding the importance of education. early age marriages and poverty is the major cause of gender gap Educational institutes are nothing but profit making organizations and they have nothing to do with education and knowledge Infrastructure is in the worst condition in some rural areas Teachers in our nation is considered as after parents but are not fully dedicated to students. colleges are getting empty but coaching centres are over populated and private tuitions Family can play a positive role in promoting educational industry by letting their childrens to get knowledge Government can play a mass role,infact its is already playing a good role but not up to the mark. political parties use illiterate younger to market their party and forgotten their need for education

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTH:

We have that potential to grow our society (population) Pakistan have good universities Awareness of government and private sector Students wants to be educated

WEAKNESS:
Less importance for education Gross & net enrolment Different standards Inequality in Quality of education Poor wage for teachers

OPPORTUNITIES:
Foreign aid could be a great opportunity to enhance our education industry Scholarships

THREATS:
Population growth is greater than literacy growth overseas employment will go to country which is more educated. Human resource of Pakistan is not competitive.

REMEDIES
The provincial government has also decided upon 15 percent increase in the salaries of government employees, while the pensions of government employees would be increased by 15 to 20 percent. On this increase, the provincial government has to bear an extra expense of Rs 2.5 billion. The development programme comprises construction of new girls primary schools, launching of female education in backward districts, granting of Rs 200 per month scholarships for increasing number of girls students, and Rs 1000 monthly special allowance for teachers. The government has also prepared a model project for provision of buses for girls. The new development schemes include establishment of new primary, middle and high schools, upgradation, repairs of school buildings, providing basic facilities like computer labs, furniture and teaching instruments.

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE

EDUCATION SECTOR OF PAKISTAN

The provincial government would provide free textbooks to both boys and girls from Nursery to Intermediate levels of education. The government would also arrange education of information technology at Intermediate level. This year, the government has sanctioned Rs 4.84 billion for 142 schemes in education sector, the minister said. Educated youth will get stipend. Special skill programme will be launched under Navtec to impart skill to the youth. Baitul Maal Fund will cover 0.7 million households. Government will expend 4%of its GDP in upcoming years

CONCLUSION
In short education Industry of Pakistan has the potential to grow by means of increase in literacy equality of education standards. We need to convert our foreign aids into work which will results in producing future leaders. We have the Potential to grow as a Great Nation, and education is the best tool to polish our youth. In order to meet the international standard of education, we need to contribute alot towards this sector, which will later meet the international standard demand for skilled labours and Technical both.

HAILEY COLLEGE OF BANKING AND FINANCE, PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LAHORE