While average years of schooling in Pakistan have increased along with life expectancy and per capita income, inequality remains high and, by other education measures, the record remains dismal. Illiteracy is widespread and almost 23 million children aged 5-16 are not in school—a worrying statistic for a country whose current workforce is young, mostly unskilled, and poorly prepared for productive employment.
| ISBN: | 9789292615284 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2019 |
| Author: | Asian Development Bank |
| Publisher: | Asian Development Bank |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 100 pages |
| Series: | Country Sector and Thematic Assessments |
| Genres: |
Development studies Poverty and precarity Educational strategies and policy Educational administration and organization Schools and pre-schools Economic theory and philosophy |