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The constitutional right right of of every every child child to to receive receivean aneducation education

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ten
in
Proportion of the worlds children not in primary school, who live in Pakistan

one

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zero
The chance that Pakistan will meet the Millennium Development Goal for education by 2015

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2041 2049 Sindh Punjab

When provinces will provide all children with their constitutional right to education, at current rates of progress

2064 2100

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Balochistan

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30
percent
Proportion of Pakistans citizens living in extreme educational poverty

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three
in
The proportion of rural women who have ever attended school

one

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flood every year

The economic impact of the education emergency

as expensive as a

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twenty
Number of countries that send more children to primary school, but are poorer than Pakistan

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15
under
Public expenditure on schools as a proportion of GDP

percent

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than

more

half

Urban children who go to private schools

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every seventh
rupee
Proportion of income the average rural family in Punjab spends on public schooling

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85
percent
Proportion of people who believe education helps citizens elect better leaders

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10% 35%
Punjab Sindh
Schools with no building, or one in a dangerous condition

23% 18%

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Balochistan

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teachers
Parents top priority for education

dedicated

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four times
How much more a public school teacher earns than the average parent

more

than

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two
nearly
in
Rural school children, aged 6-16, who cannot read a story

three

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two
Time it will take to start seeing results from determined education reform

years

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ten
Number of education policies since independence

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Leader ship
The most important factor for responding to the education emergency

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100 billion
rupees
The additional money Pakistan will need to spend each year to meet its basic education goals

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2011
Pakistans year of Education

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myth

education
Many believe that Pakistans education emergency is the result of a lack of demand from ordinary people. Parents dont really want education for their children.

parents , don t want

truth

demand for

education
is strong
Only 4% of those whose children are not in school say they have no use for education. Every day, parents make huge sacrifices for their childs education.
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boys need education

more than
Demand for girls education is growing fast, but some politicians and parents still think that boys education is a priority.

myth

girls

women
Pakistan s future

educated

truth

are vital to ,
According to the World Bank, educating girls delivers a higher return than any other investment in the developing world.
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myth

are only for the rich

Because most members of the elite send their children to expensive private schools, they believe that all private schools are too expensive for ordinary people.

private schools

truth

most private schools charge very low fees

Around a third of students are now in private schools, with even low income parents paying for education when the government system fails them.
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myth

madrassas
International observers, in particular, tend to believe that Madrassas are taking over provision of education in Pakistan, and that their reform should be the first priority.

play a dominant role in education

truth

only

madrassas
Madrassas are growing in importance, but not as fast as low-cost private schools. Both are responding to the demand for education among poorer parents.
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6%

of children go to

myth

without money

nothing can be done

Some argue that the main reason for Pakistans education emergency is a lack of funds. Unless the government spends more, progress will be impossible.

truth

the first priority

money wisely
Pakistan certainly needs to spend much more on education, but we also need to gain greater value from existing public investment.
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is to spend available

myth

the public most wants better school buildings

Many politicians focus on building new schools, because they think this is what voters want.

truth

better teaching

for parents
Parents believe that quality teaching makes most difference to their childrens education. All the evidence suggests theyre right.

is top priority

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myth

teachers are
The problem of poor motivation among teachers is often blamed on a lack of pay.

not paid enough to do a good job

truth

are paid quite well

Bad teaching is a management problem - with public school teachers receiving salaries that are much higher than in low-cost private schools.

In government schools, teachers

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donors can fix the

problem
Many believe that foreign aid will be decisive in changing Pakistans education system.

myth

truth

the government
is by far the

biggest investor
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Donor money accounts for only a small fraction of all public sector education expenditure. They have a crucial role to play but can only help with reform.

in education

myth

the problem
solve
is too hard to
Because past reform efforts have failed to deliver results, some have concluded that Pakistan can never overcome its education challenges

truth

education can be transformed in a decade

With the right policies, measurable improvements to education can be delivered in two years - success will then breed success.
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myth

education , isn t really an emergency

Pakistan has pressing economic and security problems - and these are where seriouspoliticians need to focus their energies.

truth

education is the most critical emergency

No country will ever enjoy security or robust economic growth without quality education. The education emergency is now a threat to Pakistans survival.
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