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An Article on Education system of Pakistan. The first word of the Holy Quran was IQRA (READ) and Holy prophet (S A W) said “Education is mandatory for men and women.” The above Hadith does not discriminating gender that means it is not only mandatory for men but also for women. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela. The word "Education" has been derived from the Latin term "Educatum" which means the act of teaching or training. A group of educationists say that it has come from another Latin word "Educare" which means "to bring up" or "to raise". Now a day’s Pakistani education system is going to very dangerous stage, in Asian region Pakistan is lowest literature country. Constitution of Pakistan Article 25-A obligates the state to provide free and compulsory quality education to children of the age group 5 to 16 years. The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such a manner as may be determined by law.

In Human development Report Pakistan is placed at 136th position for having just 49.9% educated population. In addition to that, Pakistan is ranked at 113th out of 120 registered UN members according to the research conducted by UNESCO. Some of the very basic flaws of the education system in Pakistan contribute to the economic, ethnic and sociopolitical crisis within the country.

Pakistan has almost 5.5 million children that are out of school, the second highest number in the world only after Nigeria. Pakistan also has the highest number of illiterate adults in the world, after India and China.

According to the latest NES (national Education System), Baluchistan’s total literacy rate is 34 percent against the national literacy rate of 52 percent-57 percent of which is for the Punjab, 50 percent for Sindh and 49 percent for the NWFP. The literacy rate among males in Baluchistan is 39 percent, the lowest in the country. The Punjab has 60 percent and Sindh and the NWFP both have 54. Similarly, the literacy rate among women in Baluchistan is also the worst in the country. With only 27 percent literate women, Baluchistan stands poorly against the national female literacy rate of 48 percent – 53 percent for the Punjab, 42 percent for Sindh and 27 percent for the NWFP.

Literacy -population 10 years and older: With 62pc, Punjab has the highest literacy level while Baluchistan has the lowest with 44pc. Islamabad and Rawalpindi top with 86pc. Karachi comes second with 82pc while Lahore is at third with the literacy rate of 78 percent. Dera Bugti has been recorded with the lowest literacy rate in Pakistan with 16pc. Over all literacy rates are recorded higher in urban areas than rural and in men than in women. The Government Institute don’t provide a good quality education as compare to private sectors. The poor family students can’t afford expenses of private universities, it mean the good quality education is only for rich students. The government should have to take an action for education immediately.

(Written by Advocate Mansoor Mahesar