Millions of children in Pakistan are compelled to study without basic facilities of school building, proper furniture, teaching staff and clean drinking water due to lack of political commitment and dismal status and standard of education, said a statement issued by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (Sparc).
As part of activities arranged by Sparc to commemorate Global Campaign for Education (GCE) Week (April 19-25) titled ‘Financing Quality Public Education,’ the organisation carried out a quick assessment of the education data available on the situation of education in all provinces of Pakistan. The assessment revealed that the public expenditure on education as a percentage of the GDP is lowest in Pakistan and not surprisingly investment on education has been decreasing as 2.50 per cent and 2.47 per cent in the year 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively whereas it is estimated to be 2.10 per cent during the 2008-09. The review depicts a grim over all picture.
Pakistan Economic Survey (PES) 2007-08 states that 7,500 schools in Sindh are non-functional while only 1,400 have been reopened till date. The Ministry of Education said that due to poor implementation of the Compulsory Education Ordinance Sindh nearly 50 per cent of the total child population aged 5-15 years is out of schools and in rural areas whereas almost 70 per cent girls have never attended school.
In Balochistan, there are 3,500 ghost schools with half of them without roofs and boundary walls. The National Economic Survey (NES) says that 8.6 per cent out of the 10,381 schools are in a ‘dangerous’ condition. About six per cent do not have buildings, nine per cent lack electricity, 12 per cent are devoid of clean drinking water and 11 per cent are without proper latrine. Despite tall claims, the Punjab government has slashed education sector’s development and non-development budget by 17.8 per cent, decreasing the allocation for 2009-10 to Rs45.509 billion from Rs55.401 billion for 2008-09.
In Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, the government has turned a blind eye towards female education. In primary education only 34.4 per cent girls have been enrolled as compared to 65.6 per cent boys. Similarly, in secondary school girls’ enrolment is 32.1 per cent as compared to 67.9 per cent boys.
As part of activities arranged by Sparc to commemorate Global Campaign for Education (GCE) Week (April 19-25) titled ‘Financing Quality Public Education,’ the organisation carried out a quick assessment of the education data available on the situation of education in all provinces of Pakistan. The assessment revealed that the public expenditure on education as a percentage of the GDP is lowest in Pakistan and not surprisingly investment on education has been decreasing as 2.50 per cent and 2.47 per cent in the year 2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively whereas it is estimated to be 2.10 per cent during the 2008-09. The review depicts a grim over all picture.
Pakistan Economic Survey (PES) 2007-08 states that 7,500 schools in Sindh are non-functional while only 1,400 have been reopened till date. The Ministry of Education said that due to poor implementation of the Compulsory Education Ordinance Sindh nearly 50 per cent of the total child population aged 5-15 years is out of schools and in rural areas whereas almost 70 per cent girls have never attended school.
In Balochistan, there are 3,500 ghost schools with half of them without roofs and boundary walls. The National Economic Survey (NES) says that 8.6 per cent out of the 10,381 schools are in a ‘dangerous’ condition. About six per cent do not have buildings, nine per cent lack electricity, 12 per cent are devoid of clean drinking water and 11 per cent are without proper latrine. Despite tall claims, the Punjab government has slashed education sector’s development and non-development budget by 17.8 per cent, decreasing the allocation for 2009-10 to Rs45.509 billion from Rs55.401 billion for 2008-09.
In Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, the government has turned a blind eye towards female education. In primary education only 34.4 per cent girls have been enrolled as compared to 65.6 per cent boys. Similarly, in secondary school girls’ enrolment is 32.1 per cent as compared to 67.9 per cent boys.
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