Pakistan Education statistics Report 2021/22 has been complied

From: our correspondent.
Islamabad: Pakistan Education statistics Report 2021/22 has been complied. First teaser of its finding reveals Out of SchoolChildren (OOSC) There are 26.2 million out of school children in Pakistan in 2021-22. 11.73 million, 7.63 million, 3.63 million, 3.13 million and 0.08 million students are out of school in Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan and ICT respectively. In terms of percentage out of school children,39%of children ofschool going age are out of school. Balochistan (65%) has the highest percentage of out of school chil dren as a proportion of its school going age children, whereas ICT has the lowest.Among the four major provinces,KPK(30%)has the lowest percentage of out of school children as proportion of its school going age population. The percentage of out of school children in Pakistan has decreased from 44%in 2016-17 to 39%in 2021-22.Despite this decrease in percentage the absolute number of out of school children has gone up from 22.02 million in 2016-17 to 26.21 million in 2021-22.This is primarily attributedto the population increasing at a higher rate comparedto the rate of decrease in out of school children.
At the higher secondary Level 60% children are out of school in 2021-22.A further 44%,30%and 36% are out of school athigh,middle and primary levels respectively. Pakistan EducationStatistics2021-22-Highlights Report. In absolute number terms, a substantial portion (10.77 million) of the out of school children are at the primary level.Economic disparities significantly affect access to educationin Pakistan.Children from the poorest quintile are the most dis advantaged,with a high percentage of OOSC at all educationlevels. Details will be released on Monday .