Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Education Sector Programme

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I Inactive

Key Information

The aim of the Programme was to improve primary and secondary education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by providing up to £283.2 million in technical assistance, financial aid and infrastructure support which aimed to benefit all primary and lower secondary children in the province by 2021. This programme targets primary enrolment specifically girl child enrolment and female literacy which contributes towards Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5. The programme has supported on average 155,837 children (including 69,702 girls) since 2016 to gain a quality education, and indirectly benefits all 3.4 million primary school children enrolled in public schools in the province. The programme also provided solar panels to public girls schools in some of the most underserved districts of southern KP, aiming to improve the learning environment of 67,500 school children in 620 primary and middle public schools in rural areas.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Pakistan

Location(s)

South Asia

Pakistan

Activity URL

https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-202328/summary

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2011 - 2022

Partner(s)

Institute for Social and Policy Studies (ISAPS), Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP), UNOPS (solar panels), IMC Worldwide, Adam Smith International

Ministry Affiliation

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary Enrollment

Quality

  • School facilities
  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Teachers - female, Teachers - male, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • School administrators

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of classrooms

Increased availability of learning materials

  • Textbooks (unspecified)

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Policy/legal environment

  • Developing/promoting new laws/policies

Reducing economic barriers

  • Vouchers/grants

Teaching

  • Hiring more teachers (both men and women)
  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Pre-service teacher training – pedagogy general

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms