Abstract
Literacy is an instrument of stability within and among countries and thus may prove an indispensable means of effective participation in the societies and (the) economies of today’s world. Eradication of illiteracy from the world is an important agenda of UNESCO, and one of the six goals of Dakar Framework of Action on Education for All. Illiteracy is also a major problem in Pakistan. The picture of illiteracy in Pakistan is grim, and although successive governments have announced various programmes to promote literacy the situation is still poor because of various political, social, economic and cultural obstacles. To sum up, it can be said that literacy is a skill necessary to acquire or transmit (information) to others. It is a means not an end in itself. Keeping in view the gravity of the situation of literacy and basic education in the country, Pakistan has completed/implemented a number of actions/activities for broad-based consultations with principal actors of EFA. Furthermore, the Government of Pakistan has accomplished the preparation of provincial and national plans of action and resource mobilization for EFA planning. This paper therefore examines the efforts to decrease illiteracy in Pakistan, a signatory of the worldwide EFA movement.
Highlights
More than ever before education is seen as a basic need of any social, cultural and economic plan
Literacy and basic education are considered a pre-requisite for socio-economic development worldwide
The main purpose of this paper is to present a precise, brief and current/factual picture of the literacy situation in the country and struggle to change the scenario after the launching of Education for All (EFA) in Pakistan
Summary
More than ever before education is seen as a basic need of any social, cultural and economic plan It is a basic human right and a process through which societies plan their socio-economic development (Mahbub-ul-Haq, 1998). At the World Conference on Education for All (Jomtien, Thailand 1990) some 1,500 participants, comprising delegates from 155 governments, policy- makers and specialists from around the world, met to discuss major aspects of EFA. Governments of the world promised to make Education for All a reality by the year 2000 When they met again in 2000 in Dakar, Senegal, it became evident that this objective had not been achieved. The main areas unanimously approved by the Dakar Forum of Action are shown as below: Figure:: EFA Targets
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