Status of Higher Education in Sindh-by Nisar Siddiqui
Status of Higher Education in Sindh-by Nisar Siddiqui
Status of Higher Education in Sindh-by Nisar Siddiqui
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Big Picture!<br />
The annual report which assessed school-go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
children, aged 3 to 16 years, from six districts <strong>of</strong><br />
rural S<strong>in</strong>dh pa<strong>in</strong>ted a worrisome picture <strong>of</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
outcomes:<br />
32% do not go to school at all.<br />
67% <strong>of</strong> those who cannot read sentences <strong>in</strong> Urdu<br />
or S<strong>in</strong>dhi.<br />
66.5 % cannot read sentences <strong>in</strong> English.<br />
73 % cannot do two-digit subtraction sums.<br />
Source: The Express Tribune, January 29 th , 2011
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