Educational problems in Pakistan

 

Pakistan's educational problems

Human survival requires air, water, and food. Similarly, education is of central importance in human life for the spiritual survival of human beings. The development of any nation depends on its educational development. Education has been the cause of the "progress" and "decline" of nations. High-quality education and training play a pivotal role in the development of any country.

Pakistan is one of the countries in the world where the standard of education is very low. While many developing countries in our region are far ahead of Pakistan in quality of education.

The education system in Pakistan is in disarray. The main reason for not getting an education is a lack of awareness among the people of Pakistan. In addition, about 75% of boys and girls in Pakistan drop out of school before reaching the tenth grade, while 81% of the third-grade students can not read the second-grade English sentences. Because they do not understand the foreign language at all. And they are completely unaware of it. According to the latest UNICEF report, more than 60 million children in Pakistan are deprived of primary and more than 20 million children are deprived of middle-level education.

The class system of education is shattering the unity of Pakistani society. In this regard, the government should try to create awareness among the students about this class system of education and make the students aware of their great past by studying their history so that the spirit of national service is instilled in the students.

"Knowledge is that which leads to good deeds"

The taste is so good that the secret has reached eternity. ”Due to the lack of uniform curriculum in Pakistan according to the current educational conditions, there is a different standard of education in all the provinces. And one important thing is the language of the curriculum. The province prefers to create a curriculum in its regional language. Due to which students face many difficulties in other provinces.

The problem is the quality of education and the education system.

In July this year, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said in his address that from April 2021, the process of implementation of the uniform curriculum in all public and private and religious madrassas in the country would be started. While it has not been implemented yet. The condition of quality education in our country is such that fifth-grade students of most of the public and private schools of the country cannot read even written Urdu.

Pakistan, the world's seventh nuclear power, is decades behind in achieving its educational goals. There are many reasons for the current state of education in Pakistan, the first of which is the negligence and poor planning of the government.

One of the major reasons for the low standard of education in Pakistan is the ideology of students. For most Pakistani students, the main purpose of education is to attach a good post and the important role in this ideology is played by their parents and our education system.

Due to the poor condition of the education system in Pakistan, the spirit of national service is disappearing among the students.

The most important step towards a uniform curriculum in the education system of Pakistan was taken during the time of former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf. Education in Pakistan is being monitored by the Ministry of Education and the provincial governments. The federal government assists most in curriculum approval and research and development. According to Article A-25 of Pakistan, the state is bound to provide free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 5 and 16.

Another reason for the declining quality of education in the country is the lack of interest of governments in improving the sector.

Unqualified teachers are recruited in educational institutions. However, there is no mechanism for their training. Curriculum change is urgently needed in the country as most of the current curriculum focuses on theoretical education and not on academic qualifications. In 2006, the curriculum was redesigned. But despite the passage of 2015, books have not been made according to it so far. Because the education officials did not bother to implement these measures.

The country's education system has collapsed over the years due to the inattention of governments. So it will take time to improve. Improving the economic situation of the people will also encourage people to send their children to school. In a country where people are suffering from economic hardship, what education will they get? All you have to do is tell them that education is free unless you fix your economy. Their problem will be how will the housework? And how will the rest of the expenses be met?

The government has recently made basic education compulsory and free to promote education. A four-year plan called "Resource Education" has been announced to provide education to 3 million needy children. According to the UN's "Millennium Goals", Pakistan's literacy rate was to be raised from 56% to 88%, while government officials have already said that this goal cannot be achieved, which is great proof of their incompetence. Is.

The most educated people in Pakistan are in Islamabad and the least in Kohlu. From 2008 to 2013, the educational situation in Pakistan had improved. But in the years to come, I will not be able to do that. Due to which the educational situation of Pakistan has deteriorated. And now education is limited only to getting a degree and job.

"Where the purpose of education is to get a job

In this society, servants are born, not leaders. " 

The Punjab government has decided to implement a package of Rs 17 billion in schools. Usman Bazdar has decided to upgrade 1700 to 2100 schools which is commendable. Apart from this, educational work is also being done in other provinces. In Balochistan also better reforms are being introduced in schools which will soon be on the path of development. One last thing I would like to say here is that the purpose of education in Islamic society should be to create an understanding of religion in Muslims and to warn them to the extent that they start avoiding non-Muslim attitudes. There must be a system of education which Allah Himself has ordained for the Muslims.