According to the UN Education Index for 2018, Pakistan’s education system ranks 146th out of 187 countries. Around 25 million children are out of school. And for those who are in school, the education system depends heavily on rote learning and forced memorisation to score higher marks, rather than promoting curiosity and inquiry. Pakistan’s literacy rate is just 58 percent; 1.5 million new teachers are needed to meet the demands of existing students. Access to higher education is less than eight percent. The list goes on. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s demographics are at once a potential challenge and a potential opportunity. Pakistan is a very young country – 60 percent of the population is younger than 25 years old. If the education system is unable to provide sufficient opportunities to Pakistan’s young people, then any number of social and political problems may arise as a consequence. But if Pakistan can find a way to educate its young people to meet the chal...