In Pakistan, Environmental Studies became an elective subject of the Humanities Group curriculum for children ages 14-15 in 2008. However because of Pakistan’s high dropout rate, only 49% of children continue to lower secondary school (age 11). Behaviours are actually shaped at a much earlier age during primary school education, which is often universally mandated in many countries.
This policy brief shows how the 3 pillars of Sustainable Development embodied in the SDGs i) environmental, ii) social and iii) financial education can be integrated into education policies and curricula.