Pakistan Education Problem

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 Education is a tool to uplift social status, development & family income. It eliminates social discrimination, poverty and empowers women. The recent century is of education, science & technology. Developed countries highly invest in the education sector to increase literacy. Unfortunately, Pakistan is facing illiteracy problems since its inception. In this article, we will discuss the reasons behind illiteracy in Pakistan. Moreover, we will find out solutions to eliminate illiteracy in Pakistan.


Literacy Rate in Pakistan in 2019

Female: 51.8%

Male: 72.5%

According to Pakistan economic survey, the literacy rate of Pakistan in 2018-19 was 60%. The literacy rate in urban areas was 74 % and in rural areas was 51%. The literacy rate of provinces was: Punjab having a literacy rate of 64%, Sindh (without merged areas) 57%, KPK (including merged areas) with 55%, and Baluchistan with 40%.


Reasons behind illiteracy in Pakistan

Pakistan is facing severe illiteracy problems. There are many causes of illiteracy in Pakistan.


Some major reasons of illiteracy are discussed below:


Poverty

Poverty is the biggest reason of illiteracy in Pakistan. Millions of children don’t even go to school due to financial problems, as they can’t afford expenses of education. Since the start of 21st century, Pakistan is trying hard to decrease the poverty rate. Poverty rate was reduced from 55% to 39% from 2004 to 2015. Recently, poverty rate in Pakistan has been increased to 29.5%.


Illiterate Parents

As literacy rate of Pakistan is increasing since the start of 21st century. However, a majority of the parents in Pakistan is illiterate. Hence, a great number of children cannot get support from parent s. It may be considered a major cause of illiteracy in Pakistan.


Lack of facilities

Poor infrastructure and lack of facilities directly lead to illiteracy. The facts show that 63% of the population of Pakistan lives in rural areas. There are no proper facilities available in villages, as there are issues of roads, transports and health facilities in rural areas. the unavailability of these facilities are the reasons behind illiteracy in Pakistan.

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