The PIE’s Non-Formal Education Statistics Report 2021–22 has been launched by Moheyuddin Ahmed Wan.
The Pakistan Institute of Education’s (PIE) Non-Formal Education Statistics Report 2021–22 was formally introduced on Thursday by Mohyuddin Wani, Federal Secretary for Education and Professional Training.
According to the report, there has been a noticeable improvement in the registration of girls along with a rise in the number of non-formal education (NFE) centres and teachers.
Wani stated that we must abandon old teaching methods and fully utilise technology in order to provide the next generation with an education and professional training.
He expressed gratitude for the Pakistan Institute of Education’s (PIE) efforts and mentioned that PIE had released several studies this year regarding the shortcomings, issues, and difficulties facing the education system. The data-driven reports from the PIE will be extremely helpful to the Ministry of Education.
According to him, non-formal education will help out-of-school children get an education as well as raise the literacy rate. According to him, the only way we can raise the next generation of productive, moral citizens is by teaching them social and technical skills.
The Non-Formal Education Management Information System (NFEMIS) was developed by the Pakistan Institute of Education (PIE) in partnership with JICA, according to Dr. Muhammad Shahid Soroya, Director General of the PIE. This system has assisted in the collection of verified non-formal education data.
According to him, this data contains details about students, instructors, learning environments, student performance, attendance records, student tracking, the status of out-of-school children (OOSC), and centre monitoring.
According to him, the report’s goal is to give all relevant parties—lawmakers, regulators, educators, and researchers—a clear picture.
The study states that there are 27,763 NFE centres across the nation, with 919,128 students enrolled, including Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Out of them, 296,843 pupils have been integrated into the school system.
In total, girls make up 59% of the students enrolled in NFE; Sindh has the largest percentage of girls registering (73%) while Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have the lowest (51%). Azad Kashmir and Islamabad have the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in NFE (2%), while Punjab has the greatest percentage (46%).
Co-educational facilities make up about 79% of NFE centres, which has aided in raising the registration rate for girls. Consequently, the rate has risen to 59% from 54% during the preceding reporting period.
81% of the 27,763 teachers employed by NFE institutions are female. In Islamabad, the percentage is 87%, whereas in Gilgit-Baltistan, it is 65%.
Approximately 296,843 children were registered in the general education system following the transfer of non-formal education centres managed by NCHD and BECS to the School Education Department, as per the NFE Statistical Report.
According to the research, 94% of NFE centres serve children who are not enrolled in school, with the remaining 6% dedicated to youth and adult literacy. Just 2% of all NFEB/ALP centres are at the middle level, compared to 98% at the primary level. These numbers suggest that there are less options for elementary school graduates from NFEB/ALP centres to pursue middle school education.
The paper also notes that Allama Iqbal Open University and JICA-AQAL have collaborated to build a new educational programme called ALP (Middle Tech). All over the nation, a hybrid form of implementation is being used.
Additionally, the statistics indicates that 0.3% of all NFE students are refugees, and 4% are non-affiliated children. Ninety-six percent of the international pupils are refugees from Afghanistan, and just four percent of the unaffiliated children are from Bengal and Burma.
Similarly, the research states that 2% of all enrolled pupils are not Muslims, with 86% of them being Hindu and 14% being Christian. Notably, girls make up 36% of non-Muslim students.
According to the report’s data, 81% of students enrolled in NFE are registered with government-run NFE organisations, with the remaining 19% registered with organisations in the private or development sectors. The NFE sector is home to roughly 71 organisations, the majority of which receive support from government ministries and directorates. These organisations play a significant role in the industry.
But it’s also important to recognise how important the private and development sectors are to guaranteeing every child’s right to an education.
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