PAKISTAN
Pakistan is the second-largest country in terms of having the maximum number of Out School Children within the society. The only country which has been performing even worse than Pakistan is Nigeria. The country also ranks at 152nd number among the 189 countries all over the world in terms of their literacy rate.
Another South Asian country burdened by economic and social problems, Pakistan is the second-largest country in terms of having the maximum number of Out School Children within the society. The only country which has been performing even worse than Pakistan is Nigeria. The country also ranks at 152nd number among the 189 countries all over the world in terms of their literacy rate.
ILMpossible which means ‘education is possible’ is a commendable initiative launched by the British council Pakistan in collaboration with Educate a Child organization from Qatar. TACS (Take a child to the school) project was first launched in 2014 to bring 200,000 kids back to school from across the country. The best part of this program was, more than 15,000 volunteers supported this cause to educate the local community and parents about their child’s primary education.
https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/education
https://worldtop20.org/out-of-school-children
Article 25-A of Pakistan’s Constitution demonstrates the fact that “The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age of 5 years to 16 years in such a manner as may be determined by law.” Although fewer agencies and institutions are abiding by this law, Pakistan is one such country that has not been providing sufficient opportunities to its population to acquire education from their respective institutions. The research statistics show that almost 32% (23M) of the population of Pakistan is still uneducated, or such children are known as Out School Children (OOSC). This means almost one-third of the population of Pakistan is living below the belt and are illiterate.
