 The article 25-A of the Constitution obligates state to provide

free and compulsory education up to class 10.

 The duration of the eleventh Five year Education Development

Plan is from2013 to 2018.

 In the conference for Educational Development in 1951, the

main hurdle identified was lack of trained teachers.

 In the first Five Year Education Development Plan

(1955-60) 4000 new schools were proposed.

 Urdu declared as a compulsory subject from six classes to degree

level in 1959.

 The 11th Five year Education Development Plan encourages

public-private participation.

 The 11th Five year Education Development Plan emphasizes to

enhance private sector investment.

 At independence the literacy rate in Pakistan was 15%.

 At independence there was 1 university/universities in

Pakistan.

 The literacy rate in Pakistan is 60%.

 The highest literacy rate of females in Pakistan is in the province

of Punjab.

 The highest literacy rate is in district Islamabad.

 The lowest literacy rate is in Dera Bugti district.

 One of the targets of Vision-2025 is to increase the literacy rate

to 90% by 2025.
 The current public expenditure by the Federal Government on
Education is 2.2% of the GDP.

 The Education vision-2025 aims at increasing public expenditure

by the Federal Government to 4.0% of GDP by 2018.