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Decentralized and Private Education: The Case of Pakistan

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World Bank
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paper
Author: 
Jimenez, E. & Tan, J.
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English
Effects of decentralization on enrolment and quality of education in Pakistan

Theoretical concepts suggest that decentralization in financing and managing education result in greater efficiency and additional resources.

Decentralized finance could allow local communities and individuals to contribute additional resources for education. Further, decentralization could improve efficiency in the use of resources within the sector, by encouraging school authorities to be more directly accountable to students and parents. The authors examine these concepts through a case study of Pakistan, which changed from a nationalized system to a decentralized one in 1979. They state that:

  • Lifting of prohibitions on private schools has increased enrolments;
  • There has been an improvement in the average quality of education;
  • It is too early to tell the effects on internal efficiency and equity;
  • Changes happening in Pakistan must be monitored to derive lessons for other countries.