Skills Gap in South Asia: Indian and Pakistani Youth Lack 21st Century Skills
Only 18% of Pakistanis and 19% of Indians under the age of 24 have the skills required for 21st century jobs , according to a United Nations and Business Coalition for Education study . It's the percentage of all school age children on track to complete secondary AND reach the learning benchmarks spelled out by National Achievement Test (NAT) 2016 for Pakistan and NCERT 2017 for India. South Asian economies have experienced some of the fastest growth rates in the world. They are driven by young and growing populations in the region. Sustaining growth will become increasingly difficult unless significant investments are made to prepare South Asian youth for 21st century jobs. Today, South Asia is home to the largest number of young people of any global region, with almost half of its population of 1.9 billion below the age of 24, according to data produced by the Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education), the Education Commission, an...