Pakistan-Madeeha

Pakistan is a country located in the Indian subcontinent and was created after British India was partitioned in 1947. Recently, international attention has been given to the dismal state of education in Pakistan. Many believe that the education system is unequal, of low quality, and that certain schools such as madrasahs are producing students who have a very militaristic outlook on the world. The US has recently pledged to provide billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan to help out the civilian population in areas such as education. Looking at key education statistics, one sees that the education system falls behind many different countries around the world and needs to be desperately reformed. Students typically enter primary schools at age 5 and primary schools last for five years. The primary net enrollment for males and females in 2008 was 66.13. The pupil to teacher ratio is pretty high at 40.67 in 2007. In 2008, the percentage of female repeaters was 3.9, whereas for males it was at 4.8. More males have a demand for primary school education than females since male demand is at 11,161,022 and female demand is at 10,543,890. Based on the data, the demand has risen over the past 10 years. Students enter secondary schools at age 10 and last for around 7 years. The transition rate for males and females into secondary schools was 72.6 in 2007. The pupil to teacher ratio in secondary schools in 2004 is about the same as it is for primary schools at 41.86. The secondary net enrollment rate for males and females is low at 32.52 according to 2008 data. The demand for secondary schools for males is 14,657,845 and for females it is at 13,876,087 The tertiary education gross enrollment ratio is very low in comparison to the primary and secondary gross enrollment ratios. In 2008, the tertiary gross enrollment ratio was at 5.18. The Outbound Mobility Ratio was 2.95 in 2007. The number of males enrolled in tertiary schools was 9,846,534 and the number of females enrolled in tertiary schools was 9,276,518 in 2009. In 2008, the percentage of primary teaching staff that was female was 47.2. Educational Expenditures as a percentage of GDP in 2008 was low at 2.9%. The Adult Literacy Rate for males and females was 54.2% in 2006 and the total youth literacy rate was 69.2%.
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