Literacy Rate of Education in Pakistan 2016
Pakistan is among the most densely populated countries of the world. Currently, over 180 million people reside here making it the 6th
most populous country of the world. People belonging to various casts,
culture and color can be found. The overall literacy rate has always
been a huge concern here.
Pakistan
has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world and according to the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), it is 55 per cent and Pakistan stands at 160th in total countries of the world.
Many schools and colleges are entering the education industry especially in various big cities of Pakistan
but those living in rural areas are on a greater loss. Even if children
want to study, they can’t, due to lack of resources or family pressure.
The main reason for families not allowing their children especially
girls to study is again illiteracy.
Proper education provides a child with
lifelong benefits. It does not just give you knowledge, but also makes
you a better person. It provides you with social acceptability in the
society and gives you empowerment regarding decision making, problem
solving and even multi-tasking. Education should not be considered as a
want in fact, it should be perceived as a need for every living human
being on earth.
The general understanding of literacy is to be able to read and write but unfortunately millions of people in Pakistan
are deprived of even that. Pakistan is divided into multiple provinces
and each province is facing different literacy scenarios.
Punjab
Having over 56% of countries population makes Punjab one of the most populous provinces of Pakistan.
It consists of many important cities such as Lahore, Faisalabad,
Multan, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala, Multan, Sialkot and so on. Over 3.8
million illiterate people currently reside in Punjab. This means that
millions of people over the age of 15 cannot read or write in any
language.
There are only six districts in Punjab
that have above 70pc literacy rate. They are Lahore, Gujranwala,
Rawalpindi, Chakwal and Gujrat. Most of the improvements have been seen
at the primary level. Still a lot of work needs to be done in order to
bring a bigger change.
Sindh
Known for having a population of over 25 million people, Sindh can be called the most populated province of Pakistan.
As far as its literacy rates are concerned, they are below 50 percent
in rural areas. Karachi is leading the race and the rest are not even on
the second or third position. Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, Larkana and
Jamshoro are a few other cities that can see a reasonable amount of
literacy rate. On the whole, many children are deprived of education due
to which a greater percentage of child labor can also be witnessed.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Due to increasing security threats,
families here are always concerned about sending children to schools.
According to a recent report, the overall literacy rate in this province
is 50%. Peshawar is among the most densely populated cities of KPK and
is known for having a number of private and public schools. Some of the
other major cities such as Mansehra, Mardana and Mingora are still
deprived of a proper educational system.
Balochistan
For being an arid desert and a
mountainous region, this province has always had hardships in building
school based amenities. Just over one-quarter (28%) of the population 10
years and over is literate, with males 39% and females 16%. The barren
land plays the role of a barrier in most of the cities resulting in a
very poor literacy rate.
It is a challenge for Pakistan
to improve its literacy rate and the situation demands that the
government rethink the whole issue of literacy. Children are among the
most valuable assets to any country and they need to be provided with
proper education no matter what circumstances. Education works as a
foundation for any child, it needs to be strong and firm in order to
change the face of Pakistan.
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