Tag Archives: Pakistan

Preparing for the new normal in Pakistan amid COVID 19 – A case for accelerated learning

Posted on 21 August 2020 by GEM Report

By Hamza Sarfraz, Policy Researcher and Zain ul Abidin, Programme Specialist at Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi Several months after it first hit globally, governments and experts across the world have now finally begun to register the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. Education … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Equality, Equity, Gender, Inclusion, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, girls, girls' education, Inclusion, Pakistan | 3 Comments

Drawing links between economic status and education outcomes from ASER 2019

Posted on 27 March 2020 by GEM Report

By M. Afzan Munir Economic well-being affects a child’s education achievement in multiple ways. Studies have shown that a family’s socioeconomic status positively contributes not only towards a child’s educational attainment, but towards their academic performance as well. ASER Pakistan … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Finance, Inclusion, Non-state actors, Uncategorized | Tagged equal education, equality, equity, Finance, Inclusion, Non-state actors, Pakistan | 1 Comment

Demanding real accountability for real schooling in Pakistan

Posted on 13 December 2017 by GEM Report

This blog is written by Dr Jamila Razzaq, Co-founding President Aappa Aziz Trust Pakistan and Haider Fancy, Chief of Strategy, Planning, and Development, Nasra Public Schools, also authors of a case study on accountability and education in Pakistan commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, private schools, privatisation, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, country case study, Pakistan, private schools. target 4.1 | 3 Comments

The poorest young women have spent less than a year in school in the bottom ten countries

Posted on 6 March 2017 by GEM Report

It’s International Women’s Day this week. As people in different cities rally for gender equality, not enough changes are being made to help the poorest girls pick themselves up from the bottom of the education ladder in many parts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Equality, Equity, Gender, Out-of-school children, parity, Uncategorized | Tagged equality, female education, Gender, Pakistan, SDGs, somalia, Sudan, United Nations | 1 Comment

Pakistan: all girls and boys in school for 12 years – a critical pathway to progress

Posted on 15 February 2016 by GEM Report

Baela Raza Jamil is the Trustee/Advisor for the Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) The demand for girls education has been rising in Pakistan but remains unmet due to poor access especially at post primary levels. The current net enrolment ratio for girls is … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, Equality, Equity, Learning, Out-of-school children, Post-2015 development framework, Primary school, Uncategorized | Tagged conflict, Pakistan, target 4.1 | 1 Comment

Pakistan: Children in primary schools should be taught in their mother tongue

Posted on 16 October 2014 by GEM Report

By Bushra Rahim, PhD student. “If we start speaking other languages and forget our own, we would not be we, we would be clones of an alien people; we would be aliens to ourselves” (UNESCO, The Use of Vernacular Languages … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Early childhood care and education, Language, Learning, Literacy, Primary school, Teachers | Tagged culture, development, education, KP, language, learning, Malala, mother-tongue, Pakistan, post-2015, pre-primary education, primary education, teaching | 13 Comments

The bottom ten countries for female education

Posted on 9 November 2012 by Pauline Rose

As we approach ‘Malala Day’ on 10 November, the EFA Global Monitoring Report reveals that Pakistan scores in the bottom ten of new country rankings for education of poor females. As we stand together on ‘Malala Day’, it is vital … Continue reading →