Student and Teacher Attendance Rates by Province, Level, and School Type

Region
Type/Level
Government Schools (%) Private Schools (%)
Primary Elementary High Overall Primary Elementary High Overall
National (Rural)
Children attendance 85 88 88 87 91 90 90 90
Teacher attendance 88 90 92 89 85 86 77 84
Balochistan (Rural)
Children attendance 81 82 86 83 89 90 93 90
Teacher attendance 88 88 89 85 62 24 74 60
KP (Rural)
Children attendance 90 85 91 90 93 91 93 93
Teacher attendance 86 91 90 88 91 95 75 91
Punjab (Rural)
Children attendance 90 92 91 91 89 91 92 91
Teacher attendance 85 91 93 89 88 81 82 85
Sindh (Rural)
Children attendance 75 80 75 76 88 87 89 88
Teacher attendance 89 89 94 88 93 95 83 92
Source: ASER 2023
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