Quality education in post-devolution scenario in Pakistan
Evidence from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21270979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zaheer Ahmad (0000-0002-3706-8987, COMSATS University Islamabad), Ikram Shah (0000-0001-8850-4374, COMSATS University Islamabad, corresponding author), Arif Alam (0000-0001-9413-4197, COMSATS University Islamabad), Hamayun Khan (0000-0001-6826-2187, COMSATS University Islamabad) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2025.2558748 |
| OpenAlex | W4415774701 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The 18th Constitutional Amendment in Pakistan vested provinces, including KP, with exclusive responsibility to undertake school education. However, after passing one and a half decades of provincial autonomy, none of the provinces displayed satisfactory outcomes in achieving the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education. This research evaluates the Quality Education performance of KP province in Pakistan following the devolution of school education to provinces through the 18th Constitutional Amendment. The findings of this study are the outcomes of semi-structured interviews and FGDs conducted with key respondents. This study demonstrates that, in addition to diverse socio-economic and political dynamics, KP faces considerable challenges in the post–18th Amendment scenario. The grey areas are the high number of out-of-school children, insufficient school facilities, the formulation of an Indigenous education policy, and low budgetary allocations in education, worsening the provincial performance in achieving the targets under SDG 4: Quality education
Developing country · Education economics · Higher education · Khyber pakhtunkhwa · South asia · Gender, Education, and Development Issues · Global Education Systems and Policies · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Highly cited | No |
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