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 Article25-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)
·
University programs
leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The literacy
rate ranges from 97% in Islamabad to 20% in the Kohlu District. Between 2000—2004, Pakistanis in the
age group 55–64 had a literacy rate of almost 30%, those aged between 45–54 had
a literacy rate of nearly 20%, those between 25–34 had a literacy rate of 20%,
and those aged 15–24 had a literacy rate of 10%. These data indicate that, with every passing
generation, the literacy rate in Pakistan has risen by around 10%. 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 (11% of the population) having a command over the English language, which makes it the 9th Largest English Speaking Nation in the world and the 3rd 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 rates in the world.
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Above mentioned Stats about literacy rate depict the people who may read and write Urdu, which preferably Question mark on the Significance of Data collected by Survey agencies or NGO’s. A large No of Private Schools in Pakistan from Past 30 years are very Profitable Business Hub, mostly situated in Urban , Middle – Upper class areas with a range of fee and Quality shows the division of the System for each member of the society according to his/her Financial condition. A very important thing here is the schools not registered by Federal, Provincial or Local Government under any law and free to Business under their own conditions build a Question mark on the Presence of Education Ministries of Federal and Provincial Government.
