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Right To Education Pakistan
Right to Education Pakistan, also known as RTE Pakistan or simply RTE, is an advocacy campaign for equal education rights for all children in Pakistan. The RTE campaign stems from low enrollment levels in Pakistani schools, and low literacy levels (especially among Pakistani females) depicted by the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER). It functions under the ''Citizens Movement for Quality Education'', an initiative by Idara-e-Taleem o Aagahi (ITA), or "The Centre of Education and Consciousness." The RTE campaign urges government officials to enforce education laws set forth in Article 25-A of the Pakistani Constitution, which states "The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such manner as may be determined by law.”Article 25-A of the Constitution of Pakistan, Constitution of Pakistan' (1973; in English). RTE also aims to mobilize parents, teachers, students/youth and civil society to demand "free and compu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education Rights
The right to education has been recognized as a human right in a number of international conventions, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which recognizes a right to free, compulsory primary education for all, an obligation to develop secondary education accessible to all with the progressive introduction of free secondary education, as well as an obligation to develop equitable access to higher education, ideally by the progressive introduction of free higher education. In 2021, 171 states were parties to the Covenant. In 2019, an estimated 260 million children worldwide did not have access to school education, and social inequality was a major cause. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative measures the right to education for countries around the world, based on their level of income. International legal basis The right to education is reflected in article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states: "Everyone has t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children In Pakistan
Pakistan's estimated population (excluding the disputed areas of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan) was 207,774,520 according to the provisional results of the 2017 Census of Pakistan. Pakistan is the world's fifth-most-populous country. The population is young: in 2019 34.8% were thought to be 14 or younger, though in 1990 this had been much higher at 43.7%. In 2010 the figure for those aged 24 or less was 62.19%. Many young Pakistanis are affected by serious issues around education in Pakistan; only 68% of Pakistani children finish primary school education and Pakistan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. Other areas with significant issues include: child marriage in Pakistan, child labour in Pakistan, street children, malnutrition, and health problems. Education Article 25-A of the Constitution of Pakistan obligates the state to provide free and compulsory quality education to children of the age group of 5 to 16 years. "The State shall provide free and comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Females
Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 Census of Pakistan, 2017 census of Pakistan. Women in Pakistan have played an important role throughout Pakistan's history and they are allowed to vote in elections since 1956. In Pakistan, women have held high offices including that of the List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan, Prime Minister, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Speaker of the National Assembly, Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan), Leader of the Opposition, as well as Cabinet of Pakistan, federal ministers, judges, and Women in the Pakistan Armed Forces, serving commissioned posts in the armed forces. Lieutenant general (Pakistan), Lieutenant General Nigar Johar, attaining the highest military post for a woman. Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan on 2 December 1988. The status of women in Pakistan differs considerably across classes, regions and the rural/urban divide due to the uneven socioec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
