“The student population in schools has increased by 600% in the last six years and there is a steady 12-14% increase in annual enrolment into Grade 1. Thirty-five percent of the student population comprises girls. The number of schools has trebled to 9,062 in the same period. Similarly, the number of teachers has increased 7-fold to 142,500 of whom nearly 40,000 are female. Fifty thousand of these teachers have received in-service teacher training.”
“There are 52,200 students in higher education institutions taught by 2,713 lecturers. Demand for higher education is currently four times greater than the available places in tertiary education institutions. Partnerships with foreign universities and other educational institutions have been introduced in about half the universities. Such partnerships foster and provide support to develop and enhance the capacity of these universities.”
“Skills development seen a significant growth in the last five years. The importance of skills development and the Government’s commitment to improving this sub-sector is demonstrated by the setting up of the National Skills Development Program in 2005 as a national priority program. Technical/vocational education at the secondary level through public institutions has seen a 10-fold increase in the last five years with nearly 10,500 students enrolled in 44 schools. Innumerable short-term technical/vocational training courses that focus on specific skills set are conducted by the non-government and the private sectors.”
My government has distinguished three dominate policy goals that drive my education strategy aiming to address the challenges within the sector.
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“In 2006 alone around 2.5 million people benefited from social protection arrangements.”
My Vision
My vision for the Social Protection Sector is to decrease the vulnerability of a large number of the Afghans and to help the poor to climb out of poverty. It is also to empower the poor and make their voices heard -- to decrease inequality, especially among the women, and to enhance social inclusion of neglected such as the minorities and disabled. Most of the Afghans are young and many of them children. My vision is an Afghanistan free of child labor and the country “free of any oppression, discrimination and violence and based on the rule of law, social justice, protection of human rights and dignity.” It is also about strengthening national solidarity amongst those who lost their beloved or sacrificed their personal health and lives to defend the freedom and the unity of Afghanistan.
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