Sir: Pakistan is currently one of the rapidly growing populations of the world and in the South Asian region after Afghanistan, the report said adding that of the total population 64 percent is below the age of 30, and 29 percent is between the ages of 15-29 years.
The report presents Pakistan’s human development challenges and opportunities from the perspective of its youth. It focuses on how to improve human development outcomes by empowering young people, addressing the root causes of the obstacles they face, and by proposing innovative ways to overcome these challenges opportunities in education, employment and engagement that could empower our young to unleash their potential, he added.
According to the report, only 14 out of 195 countries spend less on education than Pakistan while nine of these have a lower HDI ranking than Pakistan. It also stated that 9.45 million children at the primary level were estimated to be out of school in 2015 and to achieve this goal by 2030 Pakistan must increase its net ratio to a yearly growth of 3.8 per cent.
The report suggested Pakistan needed to create 4.5 million new jobs over the next five years and enroll millions of its out of school children in coming years to properly utilize 64 percent of the youth bulge that provides a unique opportunity for its economy to grow faster and sustainably.
HAMAILA SHAH
Karachi