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Education: Trends from Karachi Strategic Development 2020

 

 

 

Educational Facilities:

These educational standards are as follow:

One primary school 1 6000 persons

One secondary school 125000 persons

One college for 11 00000 persons ~

Although the educational facilities in Karachi at present are over and above the National Standards of Educational Facilities, for the new settlement 1 scheme in Gadap, Bin Qasim and Keamari Town a number of additional primary schools, secondary schools, and colleges will be required:

Educational facilities in Karachi Metropolitan area are in excess due to commercialization of education and active role of private sector. Private organizations NGOs, autonomous bodies have all taken part in providing sub standard' educational facilities, so the measure should be taken to improve standard & quality of education.

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. The schools and college especially private schools and colleges should be evenly & spatially spread all over the Metropolitan area. Town-wise and U.C wise on neighborhood planning principles.

. Concentration of private school and college in certain area should be discouraged by not allowing schools in private residential buildings.

. Tiers of education system should be minimized

. To provide specialized training to meet future manpower needs (craftsman, technicians etc.)

. To achieve specialized training through co-ordination between industry and technical training institutes.

 

LITERACY RATES IN PAKISTAN AND PROVINCES (% population)

 

1998-99 PIHS

2001-02 PIHS

2004-05 PIHS

Area

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Pakistan

45.0

59.0

31.0

45.0

58.0

32.0

53.0

65.0

40.0

Rural

36.0

52.0

20.0

36.0

51.0

21.0

44.0

58.0

29.0

Urban

65.0

73.0

56.0

64.0

72.0

56.0

71.0

78.0

62.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sindh

51.0

65.0

35.0

46.0

60.0

31.0

56.0

68.0

41.0

Rural

35.0

53.0

15.0

33.0

51.0

14.0

38.0

56.0

18.0

Urban

69.0

79.0

58.0

64.0

74.0

54.0

72.0

80.0

62.0

(Source: Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020: CDGK – 2007)

 

 

Percentage of School Age Population and Enrolment Targets

Percentage of School Age Population in the City Population

Primary Schools

14%

Secondary Schools

13%

Tertiary Schools

11%

University

9%

Enrolment Tarts in Terms of Schools Age Group

Primary

100%

Secondary

90%

Tertiary

20%

University

5%

(Source: Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020: CDGK – 2007)

 

 

 

NGOs by Focus of Activity

Activity

Number

Percentage of Total

Education

25

5.4

Health

32

6.9

Multi Purpose*

98

21.1

Industrial / Vocational Centre for Women

18

3.9

Community Welfare

12

2.6

Service to Handicapped

17

3.7

Women, Children and Youth

60

12.9

Welfare Service

58

12.5

Other Purpose

42

9.0

(not mentioned in survey)

103

22.2

Total

465

100.0

(Source: Karachi Strategic Development Plan 2020: CDGK – 2007)