Policy Brief

Policy Brief on Financing Education in Pakistan

PCE's policy brief on post-devolution education financing—how the 18th Amendment reshaped who controls education budgets, and what still stands in the way of adequate spending.

PCE's policy brief on post-devolution education financing—how the 18th Amendment reshaped who controls education budgets, and what still stands in the way of adequate spending.

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Education Financing

Governance & Accountability

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After the 18th Amendment devolved education to the provinces in 2010, provincial governments gained authority over education spending but remained constrained by federal transfers. This policy brief analyses education budgetary allocations and their utilisation, identifies the structural issues that suppress education spending, and offers recommendations to improve allocations and delivery over the following five to ten years.

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