Causes of Illiteracy among Masses in Pakistan to Make the Political System Immorally Benefited

Abstract

This study explores the influence of illiteracy on awareness of fundamental rights, demanding for ideal democracy, empowerment of feudalism, and insisting on accountability of rulers, as all the governments of Pakistan since 1947 have not been taking a keen interest in promoting education in contrast to the global literacy rate. The Likert-scale questions were asked by 560 participants who were citizens of Pakistan and had a political science background. The influence of illiteracy on awareness of fundamental rights, demanding ideal democracy, empowerment of feudalism, and insisting on accountability of rulers was assessed through correlations individually.  As well as the effect of awareness of fundamental rights, demanding ideal democracy, empowerment of feudalism, and insisting on accountability of rulers on illiteracy was found. The collective effect of illiteracy on awareness of fundamental rights, demand for ideal democracy, empowerment of feudalism, and insisting on accountability of rulers was assessed through the multiple-regression technique. The findings demonstrate that illiteracy promotes the political system in an unethical manner.