According to World Bank statistics, Pakistan spends only 2.3% of its Gross National Income (GNI) on education and this figure is very low even among the poor countries. Even the average for South Asian countries is 3.6%. Well, you do not need to be an expert to understand that if a country does not invest on education then it is bound to have high rate of illiteracy and Pakistan has an illiteracy rate of 58.9%. It is surely among one of the highest rates in Asia and with such a high rate of illiteracy, no country can dream of improving its economy.
Fortunately, Pakistani decision makers have understood the value of investment in education and it is expected that in the next annual budget, allocation for education will be substantially increased. The increase in investment should touch both primary education and higher education. On the one hand, there should be more teachers in the primary education in Pakistan while on the other hand, there should be more fund for carrying out research in the university level.
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dont be so surprise, my country also give a little attention to education. Funds for education less than 10 percent ( or maybe less than 5?!) from goverment funds.
many broken school dont get repair. And this is a fact that there is a kid hit by broken roof in their school.
good education only for who can pay it. Well thats a pity.
Posted by: hedgehogman | May 14, 2006 3:48 AM | Permalink to Comment