School Education

in Pakistan
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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Universal Primary Education
a) More than 7 million school age (5-9) children are left
out.
b) Approximately 45% children drop out of school at
primary level.
c) About one-fourth of primary school teachers are
untrained.
d) Learning materials are inadequate and of poor
quality.
e) Character building, which is the basic and
fundamental objective of education, is neglected.

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Challenges to Primary Education
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
Public Private Partnership
In-adequate financing
Gender Equity
Poor monitoring & evaluation
Imbalance in primary, middle & secondary
schools
Inconvenient school location
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Future Plans
Tripartite (Family, Community and State) Partnership
Free Education up to Matriculation
Provision of Free Textbooks
Grant of Scholarships and Incentives to Girl Students
Availability and Accessibility of Schools Particularly in
Rural Areas
Teachers Status and Recruitment of Female Teachers
Improvement in Learning Environment
Technical / Vocational Education
Instructional Methods

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Future Plans
Tripartite (Family, Community and State) Partnership
Free Education up to Matriculation
Provision of Free Textbooks
Grant of Scholarships and Incentives to Girl Students
Availability and Accessibility of Schools Particularly in
Rural Areas
Teachers Status and Recruitment of Female Teachers
Improvement in Learning Environment
Technical / Vocational Education
Instructional Methods

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Poverty in Pakistan
Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean
water , nutrition, health care, education, clothing and
shelter, because of the inability to afford them.

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Causes of Poverty
Lack of Education
Materialism
Large Scale Import
Division of Agricultural Land
Moral Culture
Criterion of Poor

Effects of Poverty
Diseases
Stress
Homelessness

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