Education in Pakistan
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| Total | 60% |
|---|---|
| Total | 37,462,900 |
| Primary | 22,650,000 |
| Secondary | 2,884,400 |
| Post secondary | 1,349,000 |
| Post-secondary diploma | Parents |
| Rank | District | Province | Literacy rate | Rank | District | Province | Literacy rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Swat | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 60% | 1 | Faisalabad | Punjab | 91% | |
| 8 | Islamabad | Capital Territory | 54% | 11 | Quetta | Balochistan | 62% | |
| 3 | Jhelum | Punjab | 98% | 13 | Mandi Bahauddin | Punjab | 62% | |
| 4 | Karachi | Sindh | 77% | 14 | Toba Tek Singh | Punjab | 62% | |
| 5 | Lahore | Punjab | 88% | 15 | Punjab | 61% | ||
| 6 | Chakwal | Punjab | 85% | 16 | Ziarat | Balochistan | 61% | |
| 7 | Rahim Yar Khan | Punjab | 71% | 17 | Mianwali | Punjab | 60% | |
| 12 | Gujranwala | Punjab | 69% | 2 | Sialkot | Punjab | 90% | |
| 9 | Rawalpindi | Punjab | 74% | 19 | Sheikhupura | Punjab | 59% | |
| 10 | Haripur | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 63% | 20 | Dera Ghazi Khan | Punjab | 59% | |
| 21 | Layyah | Punjab | 59% | 22 | Bhakkar | Punjab | 56% |
Education in Pakistan is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education and the provincial governments, whereas the federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and in the financing of research and development. Article 25-A of Constitution of Pakistan obligates the state to provide free and compulsory quality education to children of the age group 3 to 16 years. "The State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen years in such a manner as may be determined by law".
The education system in Pakistan is generally divided into six levels: Preschool (for the age from 3 to 5 years); primary (grades one through five); middle (grades six through eight); high (grades nine and ten, leading to the Secondary School Certificate or SSC); intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to a Higher Secondary (School) Certificate or HSC); and university programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The literacy rate ranges from 96% in Islamabad to 28% in the Kohlu District. Between 2000 and 2004, Pakistanis in the age group 55–64 had a literacy rate of almost 38%, those ages 45–54 had a literacy rate of nearly 46%, those 25–34 had a literacy rate of 57%, and those ages 15–24 had a literacy rate of 72%. Literacy rates vary regionally, particularly by sex. In tribal areas female literacy is 9.5%. Moreover, English is fast spreading in Pakistan, with more than 92 million Pakistanis (49% of the population) having a command over the English language, which makes it one of the top English-speaking nations in the world. On top of that, Pakistan produces about 445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates per year. Despite these statistics, Pakistan still has one of the highest illiteracy rates in the world and the second largest out of school population (5.1 million children) after Nigeria.
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