Analysis of Achievement of Universal Primary Education in Attaining Millennium Development Goals in Pakistan

Abstract

Pakistan education has faced many bottlenecks that include low enrollment rate and high dropout rate. The education system is discriminatory and inconsistent. This study aims to analyze the Pakistan's achievement of universal primary education in attaining Millennium Development Goals. The study settled on 4 indicators and collected relevant indicator data from 2016 till 2021 by document review method using checklist (has all the indicators measuring universal primary education) as a research tool. According to analysis Pakistan's performance related to MDG-2 is not up to the mark. The primary education is neglected, poorly financed and mismanaged. In this backdrop the study critically explored the lack of government commitment for universal primary education. On the basis of this study it is recommended that for the universalization of Primary Education government should take all private schools in its own custody to discourage the business in education and  promote one level of education ignoring the discrimination of class, set incentives for poor parents to overcome dropout rate at primary level, involve Deni Madaris in achievement universal primary education, concentrate on pre-primary and apply some other feasible strategies to enhance enrollment by awareness programs like workshops, seminars, stage drama, theaters that encourage the parents and children for education. Government need to enforce education emergency to cope with the matter otherwise we will not be able to achieve the true education and peaceful society.