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ISLAMABAD: Enrolments at educational institutions increased to 43.4 million during fiscal year 2014-15, which indicates rise of 2.4 percent as compared to enrolments during the fiscal year 2013-14, the economic survey revealed.
Education is milestone in progress of any country, which is based on enrolments of institutes, students and teachers.
According to the report, during last 2013-14 the enrolments were recorded t 42.1 million as compared to 41.1 million during the same period last year (2012-13). The overall education situation based on key indicators such as likely enrolments, number of institutes and teachers, has depicted a slight improvement.
This shows a slightly decline of 0.2 percent. However, the number of institutes is estimated to increase to 244.9 thousands during 2014-15. The number of teachers during 2013-14 was recorded at 1.53 million as compared to 1.55 million during last year showing a decline of 1.2 percent. This number of teachers is estimated to increase further to 1.57 million during the year 2014-15.
Participation rate of children attending primary schools divided by the number of children aged 5 to 9 years. Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) at the primary level excluding prep for the age group 5-9 years at national level during 2013-14 recorded at 90.0 percent as compared to 91 percent in 2012-13. This decline is largely due to stagnant allocations at 2.0 percent of GDP.
The declined observed due to the shortage of schools especially for girls in remote and far flung areas; shortage and absenteeism of teachers; lack of trained teachers, especially female teachers; missing facilities such as water, toilets and boundary walls; weak supervision and monitoring
Beside this a host of factors such as conservative and tribal culture; insecurity and lawlessness; and poverty, compelling a large number of children to work rather than to attend school. According to the survey report, GER indicates that the only Punjab has shown significant performance by achieving Primary level GER at 100.0 percent against 98 percent in 2012-13 while other provinces have performed negatively i.e. Sindh GER declined to 76 percent in 2013-14 against 81 percent in 2012-13 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also declined to 89 percent in 2013-14 against 91 percent in 2012-13 while Balochistan GER also declined from 67 percent in 2013-14 as compared to 73 percent in 2012-13.

News Reference: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/05-Jun-2015/education-enrolments-up-by-2-4-percent