In 65 years, India excels Pakistan in many fields - thenews.com.pk
A quick look at facts listed below, sourced from Unesco
and World Bank, highlight how Indians have better
educated themselves than Pakistan.
1. India, despite a population 6 times that of Pakistan
had fewer or just 3 million out-of-school children at
Primary level in 2010, compared to some 7.0 million in
Pakistan.
2. Net Primary School Enrollment in India is 92.1 per
cent, whereas it is just about 70 per cent in Pakistan
3. Primary completion rate in India, both for males and
females is 95 per cent, whereas the same for Pakistan is
only 67 per cent for males and under 60 per cent for
females.
4. India spends over 3 per cent of its GDP on education,
while Pakistan barely spends under 2 per cent.
5. Adult literacy rate in India is approx 63 per cent; in
Pakistan it is just about 55 per cent.
6. Youth literacy in India is 81 per cent. Pakistan: just 71
per cent.
7. Female literacy rate in India is 50 per cent; it is less
than 40 per cent in Pakistan.
8. Indian scientists excel in areas of defence technology,
space research, electronics and avionics, genetics,
banking and telecommunications. India produces 10,000
PhDs every year, about 4,000 of these in the faculties of
science and technology alone. Pakistan produces just
about 800 PhDs altogether.
9. India produces more PhDs every year than Pakistan
has produced in the last 20 years.