An empirical analysis of barriers to the educational sector and their impact on economic growth of Afghanistan (2001-2021)

Resumo

In the past two decades, many steps have been taken to improve the education sector of Afghanistan. International NGOs, sponsors, donors, and partners along with the government of Afghanistan have invested heavily in the education system to improve literacy across the country, but Afghanis still faces many challenges in this sector. Access to education is the right of every child and youth, and the government is responsible for creating opportunities for quality education for its people by spending money and using resources. It is a fact that the government of Afghanistan has implemented many policies and achieved quantitative and qualitative goals, but the outcome is still insufficient. It should also be mentioned that the status of the educational system in the 1980s is not comparable with 2021 at all. It is also a fact that the education system faced serious and crippling challenges in the last twenty years (2001-2021), which have had a direct impact on the economic growth and development process in the medium and long term. This article will highlight the main challenges in education system of Afghanistan in the last 20 years and its impact on economic growth will be determined. It will also explain the impact of these challenges on quality of education in the different sectors by descriptive research and empirical analysis to evaluate the available evidence.