Pakistan Education Sector Reforms Efforts

1. Pakistan Education Sector Reforms Efforts Government of Pakistan Ministry of Education

2. Scheme of Presentation • Present Environment of Education: • Literacy Rates in Pakistan by Gender • Number of Institutions, Enrolment and Teaching Staff • Public Institutions: Missing Facilities • Educational Institutions by Medium of Instruction. • Comparative Summary of Enrolment • Enrollment & Drop-outs up to Intermediate Level 2000 & 2005 • Enrolment by Gender and location • Vocational and Technical Institutions (Diploma and Certificate Programs) • Number of Deeni Madaris by Enrolment and Teaching Staff • Budgetary Allocation for Education • Reforms Undertaken

3. Present Environment of Educationa. Literacy Rate in Pakistan by Gender Sources: Population Census, 1998and Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement (PSLM) Survey 2004-05

4. b. Number of Institutions, Enrolment and Teaching Staff Source: National Education Census (NEC), 2006

5. c. Public Institutions: Missing Facilities Source: National Education Census (NEC), 2006

6. d. Educational Institutions by Medium of Instruction * It includes Pushto, Balochi, Arabic Source: National Education Census (NEC), 2006

7. e. Comparative Summary of Enrollment *Increase based on base year 2000 Source: National Education Census (NEC), 2006

8. f. Enrollment & Drop-outs up to Intermediate Level 2000 & 2005 Student Enrolment in Public Institutions Dropouts 1999-2000 Dropout Stage Dropouts 2004-05 1999-20002004-05 During Inter/HSSC 15.7% Up to Class 12 0.111 0.023 Inter & HSSC* 0.076 0.708 30.14% 36.44% 1.311 1.479 Up to Class 10 0.539 Secondary 0.294 After Secondary 15.68% 22.41% 3.323 3.074 Up to Class 8 0.232 During Secondary (SSC) Middle 0.753 1.316 39.60% 14.829 After Middle 15.9% 24.5% 12.480 0.528 During Middle 6.614 6.865 46.30% After Primary Up to Class 5 Primary 4.641 31.3% 53.0% During Primary Total: 16.941 Million Total: 20.339 Million Total: 7.684 Million Total: 5.512 Million 1999-20002004-2005 Note: (i) Total eligible for enrolment (3 to 16 age group): 50.270 million 52.256 million (ii) Enrolment in Public and Private Institutions: 25.072 million 33.379 million (iii) Enrolment in Public Sector: 16.941 million 21.258 million (iv) Children do not enroll. 25.198 million 18.877 million * Data for Inter/HSSC relate to Academic Year 2000-01.

9. g. Enrolment by Gender and Location Source: National Education Census (NEC), 2006

10. h. Vocational and Technical Institutions(Diploma and Certificate Programs) Source: National Education Census (NEC), 2006

11. i. Number of Deeni Madaris by Enrolment and Teaching staff Source: National Education Census (NEC), 2006

12. Budgetary Allocation for Education (Rs. In Billion) *Estimated Source: Details of demands for grants and appropriations 2006-07, GoP, Finance Div. Budget books of the Govt. of Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan and AJ&K for 2006-07. Official communications from various Federal Ministries/Divisions addressed to the MoE. Official Communications from the District Governments to the MoE.

13. Reforms Undertaken Uniform academic session from 1st of September throughout the country. Free education upto Matriculation. Provision of free textbooks. Grant of scholarships and incentives to girl students. English language compulsory from Class-1 onwards. Composite examination at Matric level throughout the country from 2007, province of Sindh will adopt it in 2008. Provision of missing facilities in schools through PESR (Rs. 1.05 billion for 2006-07). Continue…

14. Introduction of English as medium of instruction for Science, Mathematics and Computer Science. Islamiyat and Pakistan Studies in Urdu in all schools. • Social Studies for Classes VI-VIII bifurcated into History and Geography as compulsory subjects. • New Scheme of Studies approved and notified with effect from 2007. • Budgetary allocations for education increased. Continue…

15. New curriculum: • Information Technology / Computer Education from Class-VI. • All duplication in subjects eliminated. • Contents do not reflect thinking of any particular sect / school of thought. • Ethics, moral education and Haqooq-ul-ibad included. • Curriculum upgraded to ensure latest developments / ideas in science and technology. Progressive with vertical and horizontal linkages. • New Groups i.e. Medical Technology Group and Computer Science Group introduced in Class XI-XII. Continue…

16. Ordinance issued for regulatory authority for registration of private sector educational institutions. • Format of the question papers for the Board examinations revised.The papers will have three parts: i. 20% objective questions. The questions will have multiple choices. ii. 50% questions for short answers. iii. 30% questions for descriptive answers. - During 2006 teachers being trained to prepare children to answer questions on this pattern from 2007. Continue…

17. NAVTEC established to ensure: • Vocational Schools: at each Tehsil and at industrial clusters. All dropout from schools be encouraged to enroll. • Polytechnic Institutes:at District level for matriculates to produce technicians /supervisors. • Technical Colleges: 4/5 in each province for F.Sc. qualified students to produce technical graduates. • Teacher’s status improved, recruitment of female teachers given priority. • National textbook policy formulated. • Curriculum for the following eleven core compulsory subjects have been revised:

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