Malala writes to Prime Minister Shehbaz suggesting that Pakistan allocate 4% of its GDP to education

Nobel Peace Prize winner and education campaigner Malala Yousafzai encouraged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to raise education spending to 4% of the national GDP on Tuesday, highlighting the need of giving girls’ education special attention.

Malala noted in a letter to the prime minister that Pakistan was only allocating less than 2% of its GDP to education, and she wanted that amount to rise to and exceed 4%.

“Thanks to our STEAM relationship with the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, we have been able to personally engage with approximately 500,000 girls in over 4,500 high schools. Additionally, we back professionals in education and civic society in their endeavors to enhance instruction methods, digital learning, and the leadership development of females,” the statement read.

According to Malala, Pakistan has received $15 million from the Malala Foundation to support education in the nation.

She continued by saying that the incoming government’s first 100 days of priority should prioritize educating girls more.

“I look forward to collaborating with your administration to make girls’ education a priority as you craft your first 100-day plan. “I promise you that our grantees and my team in Pakistan are assiduously collaborating with your federal and provincial governments, along with other development partners, to expeditiously and effectively accomplish our mutual objectives,” the letter said.

Malala also wished Shehbaz well and congratulated him on being appointed PM.