The primary school enrollment for rural girls was only 31% in 2006-07
Access to quality schooling particularly for girls and rural children
June 4, 2009 —The World Bank has approved $300 million for the Sindh Education Project to support the Government of Sindh’s education reform program. The project builds on the Bank’s previous support to education in Sindh and is designed with an increased focus on performance results.
The reform program centers on increasing school participation and progression, reducing gender and rural-urban disparities, and improving the measurement of student learning. It also supports improvements in the governance of education.
Sindh has made significant gains in education in the past decade with net national primary school enrollment jumping 10 percentage points between 2001 and 2007. Yet, Sindh’s education indicators compare unfavorably with the rest of Pakistan, particularly in rural areas. The Net Enrollment Rate in primary school is 50% compared to 56% in all Pakistan and there are large urban-rural and gender gaps in enrollment.
The primary school enrollment for rural girls was only 31% in 2006-07 and less than 51% of them successfully transitioned from primary to secondary school. Learning is below expected levels with student performance far below other provinces in national achievement tests.
To address these challenges, the Government of Sindh launched the Education Sector Reform Program in 2006-07.
The reform program targets four areas:
1. Effective education expenditures with an emphasis on fiscal sustainability 2. Education sector management 3. Access to quality schooling particularly for girls and rural children 4. Creating benchmarks for teacher recruitment and professional development and for student achievement
For more information, please visit the Projects website.
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