Corruption in Education in Pakistan
(mohammad abdullah, karachi)
As of 2010, 24% of those
surveyed reported that they themselves or a family member received educational
admission through non-normal. The countries biggest issue is presence of non
uniform educational system.On one hand there are institutions modeled on western
educational system; This system is run by private sector educational institutes
that charge fees an ordinary citizen cannot afford. So essentially these
institutes are utilized by the elite class( Politicians, Technocrats,
Bureaucrats,Business class) .The same is also the reason for deteriorating
standards of Public Sector educational institutes.As the elite class only enroll
there children in private schools modeled on western institutes.
Then there are Government run public schools that face increasing challenges and
due to incompetence of consecutive Governments has only accelerated the rate of
their decline. Lack of funding, Elite class non utilization, Poor Governance,
Under qualified Faculty are some of the reasons for their falling standards.
Corruption in education sector is not a novice in Pakistan . Embezzlement of
funds, Thousands of ghost schools ( those that only exist in papers), taking
bribe to sell confidential material to candidates,Poor utilization of funds,
Educational Ministry run by illiterate politicians that lack vision for
education.