Age Limitation on Primary Education in Pakistan: A Legal and Rights Based Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.62843/jrsr/2025.4d168Keywords:
Primary Education, Limitation on Age, Education Right, Pakistan, Islamic NarrativeAbstract
Education is something every person needs, because it is not only for their own life but for society as well. The Constitution of Pakistan clearly guarantees the right to education. Despite this right, many people still do not get the chance to study in school. Main reason is the age limits set by schools. Children who miss school at the right age because of poverty, moving from one place to another, family responsibilities, or simply because there was no school nearby. Later when they want to peruse their education, they are later told that they are too old to be admitted. Because of this, many children are left out of the education system, even though it is supposed to be their right. This situation creates serious legal as well as moral problems. This article discusses the issue of age limitation on primary education in Pakistan from a legal and rights-based point of view. It looks at constitutional provisions, education policies, Islamic teachings, and international human rights standards to see whether strict age limits are reasonable. The study points out the gap between the legal promise of education and how it actually works in practice. This work argues that treating age as a strict condition for primary education goes against the real purpose of the right to education. The article highlights that age should not become a barrier to learning, and education policies should be flexible enough to give everyone a fair chance to study.
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