Despite decline in the number of public sector primary schools in the country, enrollment in the existing educational institutions has been increased, reveals the Pakistan Education Statistics report.The National Education Management Information System (NEIMS) under Academy of Education Planning and Management prepared the Pakistan Education Statistics Report (2015-16) from the Annual School Census (ASC). The survey is conducted every year at provincial, regional and district level.According to the report, 10 per cent decline has been observed in the number of primary schools in the country. It said that upgradation of primary schools to higher levels and closing of non-functional schools following the policy of rationalisation and merger of schools are behind the decline in number of primary schools in the country.According to the statistical data, there were 1,24,070 primary schools existed in the country in 2014-15 while in 2015-16 the schools reduced to 121,674. However, the report says the number of middle schools has increased in the country. According to the report, 04 per cent increase has been observed in middle educational institutions in the country. As per statistics, in 2014-15 the number of middle schools in public sector was 16,418 and in 2015-16 the number increased by 02 per cent raising the toll to 16,457.Similarly, the number of high schools has also been increased in the country. The graph of high schools has seen elevation since 2011-12.It states that 11 per cent increase has been observed since 2011 in number of high schools all over the country. In 2014-15, the number of public high schools was 12,116 and in 2015-16 it has reached to 12,277. The data shows high schools are increasing with 7 per cent, 2 per cent, 2 per cent and 1 per cent per year from 2011.In higher secondary education category, a significant increase has been reported. Whereas in 2011-12, 1289 higher secondary schools were functioning in the country and in 2015-16, the number of higher secondary schools of public sector has increased to 1591.In the category of enrollment described in the report, at pre-primary stage of education, an increase of about 1.0 per cent for boys and girls has been observed against 2014-15.The report states that success of universal primary education is mainly depending upon the success of adult literacy policy of the country. Although the report shows improvement in some areas but still lot of work require to reform the education sector.The provision of quality education has become quite a huge task. As many as 44 percent children between the ages of five and 16 are still out of school in a country. Given the importance of education, one expected policy makers to have formulated concrete policy interventions to efficiently reform the sector. Apart from lofty pledges and seemingly unachievable goals in public speeches, the federal and provincial governments have not yet succeeded in upholding their commitment to bring a lasting change in the educationsector. At the same time, we need to modernize our curricula to achieve better learning outcomes. Teacher training is another crucial area, which has not received proper attention by policymakers. After the 18th amendment education has become provincial subject and federal and provincial government should focus in the improvement in education sector because reforms in this sector are necessary to take the country on the path of progress and prosperity.
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