PAKISTAN & POLAND

REASON FOR SELECTING POLAND FOR

COMPARISON

Highest GDP

2015 estimate $990.568 billion

Rapid growth of HE sector

LOCATION

Ewa Kopacz Nawaz Shareef

DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS 25,703

Capital city

• Islamabad

• Warsaw

Largest city

• Karachi p:42,400000

• Warsaw p:591,620

population

• 196,174,380

• 38,483,957(30 June 2014)

GDP per capita

• $4,515

• $25,703

Primary Language

• Urdu, English

• Polish

Literacy rate

• 59%

• 99.8 %

Unemployment Rate

• 6.600%

• 10.300%

Political System

• Federal Parlimentary Republic

• Parliamentary Republic

National Day

• 14 August, 1947

• Nov 11, 1918

Religion

• Islam

• Roman Catholic(2011)

Primary Language

• Urdu, English

• Polish

Area

• 796,095 KM/sq

• 78,770 KM/sq

GDP OF POLAND: $814BILLION

GDP OF PAKISTAN: $524BILLION

Poland’s Independent Day

Nov 11, 1918 after 124 years of partition

and oppression by the three contiguous

empires Austria, Germany and Russia.

Poland regained its independence.

GEOGRAPHY OF POLAND

The total area of Poland is 312,679 sq

KM(120,726 sq ml) making it the 71st largest

country in the world and the 9th largest in

Europe.

POPULATION OF POLAND

The total population of Poland is 38.5 million

people. Poland is the 34th most populous

country in the world, the sixth most populous

member of the EU.

Comparison of Literacy Rate between Pakistan & Poland

Poland is the tenth most educated country

having 99.8%. Literacy rate of total

population in the world. Poland is one of

those countries having highest literacy rate.

Pakistan ranks at 113th among 120 countries

of the world having 59% literacy rate. It is

one of the countries with lowest literacy rate.

STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION SYSTEM IN PAKISTAN &

POLAND

Pre-primary education

Pre primary school education is a part of the

formal system of education in Poland. There

is a well-established network of state pre-

schools that children may attend between

ages three and six. Formal school education

before age 7 is not compulsory but currently

97% of the nation children attend.

In Pakistan, Pre-school education start up to

the age of five mostly takes place in

nurseries and thus schools, which are run by

private sector. The traditional practice of

training a child at home, while in the pre

primary stage is increasingly giving way to

pre primary school, necessited in urban

areas in home where both the parents work

together and makes their children learning

skills better.

Primary and

secondary

education in Poland

Primary & secondaryEducation in Poland

Primary school

6 years

Gymnasium 3 years

General lyceum

3 years

Specializ. lyceum

3 years

Technical school

4 years

Vocational school

2-3 years

Complementary

lyceum

Complementary

technical school

Maturity examination – maturity certificate

Post-secondary school

1-2.5 years

HIGHER

EDUCATION

Poland, primary education isdivided into twocycles; the first cycle(grade 1-3) at which beginninglearning is offered and the secondcycle (4-6) at which systematic learning isprovided. The main components taught at thelower level of primary school grade 1-3 polishlanguage, social and natural environment andmathematics, crafts and technology, music andphysical education. In the lower grade, oneteacher teaches all the subjects, while in highereach subject has a different teacher.

Primary

middle

secondary

higher secondary

post secondary

In Pakistan, the duration of primary education is 5 yrs in all parts of the country. The average age of the primary school pupil is 5+ or 10+ years. In some urban schools and in most rural schools, the government has allowed to co-education in public schools. The subjects taught at the primary level are English, science, mathematics, Islamiyat, and social studies.

MIDDLE EDUCATION

After finishing primary school all children are

required to continue their education in a

three-year lower secondary school ends with

a nationwide written examination consisting

of three parts: the humanities (questions on

polish language, literature, history and social

studies) mathematics and science and

language (it includes English, French,

Spanish, German, Russian and Italian).

The middle or high school stage as

sometimes referred is a three yrs education

after the primary stage. In middle schools, a

student is enrolled in class I and continues

up to class VIII in the same building.

SECONDARY EDUCATION

In Poland candidates who have successfully

graduated from lower secondary schools are

free to continue education in several types of

schools. Upper secondary education is for

youth aged 16 to 19. It offers the

matriculation exams that leads to the receipt

of the matriculation certificate required for

admission to higher education.

This stage in Pakistan extends from class IX-X and the corresponding age of pupil is 13 to 15 yrs. The aim of secondary education is to prepare the students for different careers and to provide special knowledge in important subjects like physics, chemistry, biology, English, mathematics and technical subjects. There is a secondary school certificates (SSC) examination held at the end of class X conducted by the board of intermediate and secondary education.

HIGHER SECONDARY STAGE

In Poland post secondary offers programs

lasting up to 2.5 yrs which are follow up to

upper secondary. Post secondary school

leavers who hold a matriculation certificate

may apply for admission to higher education

institution according to general rules.

This stage of education extends from class

XI-XII after the respective age of pupil is 15

to 17 yrs. The higher secondary or

intermediate stage, as it known, future leads

to different streams like the pre-engr, pre-

medical or the general streams.

TERRITORY EDUCATION/ HIGHER EDUCATION

Territory education in Poland is based on the following programs

College programs prepare students for employment.

Degree programs are provided by both public and non-public university. It is comprises of two stages

Bachelor’s degree programs

Master’s degree programs

Higher education in Pakistan starts at the

age of 17 yrs from class XIII leading to the

first or Bachelors degree after completion of

two/for yrs course. There are some other

professional courses offered after higher

secondary education like pharmacy,

commerce, medicine etc. masters degree

requires another one/two yr of studies mostly

in universities and in some selected colleges.

REASONS FOR LOW LITERACY RATE

Lack of awareness

Lack of resources

There are many reasons of low literacy rate

for example poverty, population expansion,

male dominated society etc. many people

are living below the poverty line due to which

it is not possible for them to send their

children to schools, colleges and universities.

CONCLUSIONS

Keeping view the availed facts in the last, we get this conclusion that education in Pakistan is a provincial responsibility. Each province, therefore, could provide educational facilities according to its own resources and the priorities given to education. It is the duty of government, national mass media, politicians, educationalists, to strict measures to check the menace of education in the country. Government of Pakistan should enforce the polish’s system of education in order to increase its literacy rate.