Why Education?

Education is the movement from darkness to light.

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Global Education SystemVS

Pakistan Education System

Global Perspective

• Tech enabled Classrooms• Prominent portion of budget on

education• Free education• Creative learning• Co-Curricular activities• Workshops

Pakistan Scenario – Bigger Picture

• One of the weakest Education System

• 50 years behind the world

• 60 % literacy rate

Why?

Article 25A of Constitution

The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such manner as may be determined by law.

Do You know?

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Out-of-School Children

• 25 million children are out of school.

• 70% never been to School.

• 52% of which lives in Punjab.

• Majority are girls are not allowed to study.

Child Labour

• World’s third largest underage workforce in Pakistan.

• 10m children are underage workers.

Deplorable Schools Infrastructure

• Majority of schools in rural areas are in deplorable condition.

• No school building• No toilets in school.• Clean drinking water

is not available.• Old furniture.

Non-Qualified Teachers

• Non-professional teachers.

• No proper training.• Multiple subjects

teaching.

Out-dated Curriculum and Cramming culture

• Unchanged curriculum since decades.

• Need for modern concepts.

• Cramming-based education system.

• Tests memory than learning.

• No research activities.

Budget – Bullets over Pens

• 1% of total budget.• 11% is allocated for

defense.

Other side of Picture

• 7 Pakistani Universities in top thousand universities.

• ICT in Class rooms• e-Education portals• Creative learning

Conclusion & Recommendations

• Pakistan must increase its budget for education.• More focus on teachers training.• Free Education and Scholarships.• Promote gender equality in Education. • More focus on physical education.• Internships• Creative working• Use of technology• Conceptual education system• Updation of Curriculum

Questions?