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Pakistan Urged to Increase Education Spending to International Levels

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Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) Pakistan needs to raise its education spending to international levels – at least four-six per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – as suggested by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNSESCO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), a report has stated. Pakistan’s literacy rate is 60 per cent while male literacy stood at 68 per cent and female literacy is at 52 per cent. The literacy rate in Pakistan is hig…