Alarming: Literacy Rate Declines in Pakistan
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1 min readMay 26, 2017
Despite an increase in enrolment, Pakistan has seen a decline in literacy rate in 2016
Islamabad: Despite an increase in enrolment, Pakistan has seen a decline in literacy rate in the fiscal year 2016–17. An alarming indicator despite an increase in spending and education aid.
The Pakistan Economic Survey 2016–17 registers a decline in literacy rate in Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab while showing it idle in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Here are some numbers from the report:
You can read the reasons behind Pakistan’s education crises here.
