Education Insights

Literate %	Total	Male	Female
Pakistan	60.65	68.00	52.84
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	51.09	64.57	37.15
Punjab	66.25	71.98	60.19
Sindh	57.54	64.23	50.21
Balochistan	42.01	50.50	32.80
Islamabad Capital Territory	83.97	88.23	79.13

Source: Census 2023

Education Indicators Full Table

Indicator	Male	Female	Total	GPI	2021-22	2022-23
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Pre-Primary	82.50%	69.80%	76.30%	0.85	71.30%	76.30%
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Primary Classes: 1-5	83.10%	72.30%	77.90%	0.87	76.20%	77.90%
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Middle Classes: 6-8	55.90%	51.30%	53.70%	0.92	50.90%	53.70%
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – High Classes: 9-10	45.00%	40.50%	42.80%	0.9	41.70%	42.80%
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Higher Secondary Classes: 11-12	22.40%	21.60%	22.00%	0.96	21.10%	22.00%
Participation rate to Organize Learning (One year before primary)	34.40%	32.40%	33.40%	0.94	28.10%	33.40%
Net Enrolment Rate Total (NERT) – Primary Age Group: 5-9	67.90%	61.20%	64.60%	0.9	64.40%	64.60%
Net Enrolment Rate Total (NERT) – Middle Age Group: 10-12	76.70%	66.00%	71.50%	0.86	70.30%	71.50%
Net Enrolment Rate Total (NERT) – High Age Group: 13-14	59.80%	57.50%	58.70%	0.96	56.30%	58.70%
Net Enrolment Rate Total (NERT) – Higher Secondary Age Group: 15-16	43.40%	38.20%	40.90%	0.88	39.60%	40.90%
Survival Rate to Grade-5	79.90%	81.10%	80.40%	1.01	77.10%	80.40%
Effective Transition Rate (ETR) Primary to Middle	82.40%	83.50%	82.90%	1.01	81.00%	82.90%
Effective Transition Rate (ETR) Middle to Secondary	94.70%	89.50%	92.40%	0.95	90.00%	92.40%
Gross Intake Ratio to Last Grade of Primary	72.00%	63.80%	68.10%	0.89	65.50%	68.10%
Gross Intake Ratio to Last Grade of Lower Secondary (Middle)	51.10%	46.80%	49.10%	0.92	46.90%	49.10%

Source: Pakistan Education Statistics 2022-2023

Gender Comparison Table of GRE Performance

Stage	Male GER (%)	Female GER (%)
Pre-Primary	~82	~70
Primary	~84	~72
Middle	~56	~52
High	~45	~41
Higher Secondary	~23	~22
Source: Girl’s Education in Pakistan Statistics and Trends 2022-23

OOSR & OOSC by Province, Stage, Gender

Region	Stage	OOSR			OOSC
Region	Stage	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
Punjab	Primary	28.40%	29.30%	28.80%	2,167,776	2,143,291	4,311,067
	Middle	19.10%	21.10%	20.10%	830,912	865,006	1,695,918
	High	39.70%	31.10%	35.60%	1,108,155	802,813	1,910,968
	Higher Sec.	60.00%	58.10%	59.10%	1,614,066	1,428,992	3,043,058
	Primary to Higher Sec.	32.70%	31.90%	32.30%	5,720,909	5,240,102	10,961,011
Sindh	Primary	41.70%	52.60%	47.00%	1,632,349	1,951,940	3,584,289
	Middle	29.60%	48.30%	38.50%	643,348	965,278	1,608,626
	High	46.10%	54.90%	50.30%	626,069	669,382	1,295,451
	Higher Sec.	57.10%	66.60%	61.50%	733,635	753,146	1,486,781
	Primary to Higher Sec.	41.60%	53.90%	47.50%	3,635,401	4,339,746	7,975,147
KP	Primary	17.70%	32.00%	24.60%	503,859	858,058	1,361,917
	Middle	11.20%	36.00%	23.10%	177,013	524,762	701,775
	High	24.60%	46.90%	35.20%	244,323	423,864	668,187
	Higher Sec	41.50%	61.50%	51.00%	391,152	521,388	912,540
	Primary to Higher Sec.	20.70%	39.50%	29.80%	1,316,347	2,328,072	3,644,419
Balochistan	Primary	59.60%	73.40%	66.20%	726,869	812,697	1,539,566
	Middle	62.40%	74.00%	67.90%	403,709	427,147	830,856
	High	66.30%	76.80%	71.20%	259,867	265,653	525,520
	Higher Sec.	76.30%	83.20%	79.50%	274,275	261,096	535,371
	Primary to Higher Sec.	63.60%	75.40%	69.10%	1,664,720	1,766,593	3,431,313
ICT	Primary	22.00%	22.50%	22.20%	29,604	28,804	58,408
	Middle	9.10%	8.20%	8.70%	7,042	5,900	12,942
	High	5.30%	3.80%	4.60%	2,636	1,742	4,378
	Higher Sec	2.50%	2.10%	2.30%	1,233	890	2,123
	Primary to Higher Sec.	13.10%	12.90%	13.00%	40,515	37,336	77,851
Pakistan	Primary	32.10%	38.80%	35.40%	5,060,457	5,794,790	10,855,247
	Middle	23.30%	34.00%	28.50%	2,062,024	2,788,093	4,850,117
	High	40.20%	42.50%	41.30%	2,241,050	2,163,454	4,404,504
	Higher Sec	56.60%	61.80%	59.10%	3,014,361	2,965,512	5,979,873
	Primary to Higher Sec.	34.90%	41.50%	38.10%	12,377,892	13,711,849	26,089,741

Source: Pakistan Education Statistics 2022-2023

Out of School Children Rate (OOSR)

Stage	Gender	OOSR 2021-22	OOSR 2022-23	OOSC 2021-22	OOSC 2022-23
Primary (Age 5-9)	Male	31.90%	32.10%	4,972,949	5,060,457
	Female	39.50%	38.80%	5,801,941	5,794,790
	Total	35.60%	35.40%	10,774,890	10,855,247
Middle (Age 10-12)	Male	24.30%	23.30%	2,106,672	2,062,024
	Female	35.40%	34.00%	2,828,812	2,788,093
	Total	29.70%	28.50%	4,935,484	4,850,117
High (Age 13-14)	Male	42.30%	40.20%	2,306,882	2,241,050
	Female	45.30%	42.50%	2,238,655	2,163,454
	Total	43.70%	41.30%	4,545,537	4,404,504
Higher Secondary (Age 15-16)	Male	57.60%	56.60%	2,992,570	3,014,361
	Female	63.50%	61.80%	2,956,039	2,965,512
	Total	60.40%	59.10%	5,950,609	5,979,873
Primary to Higher Secondary (Age 5-16)	Male	35.50%	34.90%	12,379,073	12,377,892
	Female	42.80%	41.50%	13,827,447	13,711,849
	Total	39.00%	38.10%	26,206,520	26,089,741
Source: Pakistan Education Statistics

Out of School (5-16)

Out of School Children (5-16)	Population(5-16)	Total	Male	Female	Transgender
Pakistan	71,270,068	25,373,350	11,964,533	13,407,069	1,748
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	13,133,856	4,924,121	1,999,712	2,924,279	130
Punjab	35,578,562	9,600,164	4,772,207	4,826,873	1,084
Sindh	16,891,397	7,818,248	3,729,504	4,088,394	350
Balochistan	5,074,550	2,941,690	1,415,261	1,526,248	181
Islamabad Capital Territory	591,703	89,127	47,849	41,275	3
Source: Census 2023

Never to School (5-16)

*Never to school (5-16)*	Total	Male	Female	Transgender
Pakistan	20,033,448	9,141,561	10,890,485	1,402
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	4,259,321	1,686,502	2,572,716	103
Punjab	6,443,194	3,056,948	3,385,403	843
Sindh	6,616,348	3,108,188	3,507,875	285
Balochistan	2,674,108	1,269,979	1,403,960	169
Islamabad Capital Territory	40,477	19,944	20,531	2

Source: Census 2023

Enrollment Data by Province, Stage, Gender, and Location (2022-23)

Punjab
Stage	Urban			Rural			Total
Stage	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Pre Primary	976,213	914,880	1,891,093	1,633,762	1,457,885	3,091,647	2,609,975	2,372,765	4,982,740
Primary	1,897,230	1,858,025	3,755,255	3,610,349	3,340,306	6,950,655	5,507,579	5,198,331	10,705,910
Middle	837,034	597,328	1,734,362	1,353,118	1,358,144	2,711,262	2,190,152	2,255,472	4,445,624
High	526,060	528,444	1,054,504	562,447	521,544	1,083,991	1,088,507	1,049,988	2,138,495
Higher Sec	394,136	456,014	850,150	117,487	157,969	275,456	511,623	613,983	1,125,606
Degree	121,320	186,458	307,778	15,687	28,862	44,549	137,007	215,320	352,327
Total	4,751,993	4,841,149	9,593,142	7,292,850	6,864,710	14,157,560	12,044,843	11,705,859	23,750,702
Sindh
Stage	Urban			Rural			Total
Stage	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Pre Primary	473,976	434,381	908,357	632,432	457,291	1,089,723	1,106,408	891,672	1,998,080
Primary	1,046,410	940,769	1,987,179	1,352,337	845,276	2,197,613	2,398,747	1,786,045	4,184,792
Middle	493,807	455,646	949,453	429,592	200,530	630,122	923,399	656,176	1,579,575
High	302,792	273,690	576,482	244,389	100,768	345,157	547,181	374,458	921,639
Higher Sec	130,977	132,168	263,145	178,758	80,643	259,401	309,735	212,811	522,546
Degree	1,783	2,715	4,498	–	–	–	56,265	36,583	92,848
Total	2,449,745	2,239,369	4,689,114	2,837,508	1,684,508	4,522,016	5,341,735	3,957,745	9,299,480
KP
Stage	Urban			Rural			Total
Stage	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Pre Primary	211,662	165,751	377,413	858,132	674,899	1,533,031	1,069,594	840,650	1,910,244
Primary	458,617	332,809	791,426	1,937,757	1,368,735	3,306,492	2,396,374	1,701,544	4,097,918
Middle	241,813	166,575	408,388	791,363	427,361	1,218,724	1,033,176	593,936	1,627,112
High	135,103	89,875	224,978	360,683	181,588	542,271	495,786	271,463	767,249
Higher Sec	120,548	63,712	184,260	164,783	81,028	245,811	285,331	144,740	430,071
Degree	41,933	37,415	79,348	30,539	28,060	58,599	72,472	65,475	137,947
Total	1,209,676	856,137	2,065,813	4,143,257	2,761,671	6,904,928	5,352,733	3,617,808	8,970,541
Balochistan
Stage	Urban			Rural			Total
Stage	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Pre Primary	103,017	68,498	171,515	57,074	43,124	100,198	160,091	111,622	271,713
Primary	270,628	186,424	457,052	198,033	142,308	340,341	468,661	328,732	797,393
Middle	99,950	63,832	163,782	42,720	24,526	67,246	142,670	88,358	231,028
High	49,862	34,040	83,902	19,431	9,451	28,882	69,293	43,491	112,784
Higher Sec	29,839	22,657	52,496	23,313	4,556	27,869	53,152	27,213	80,365
Degree	105	156	261	–	–	–	12,490	7,569	20,059
Total	553,401	375,607	929,008	340,571	223,965	564,536	906,357	606,985	1,513,342
AJK
Stage	Urban			Rural			Total
Stage	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Pre Primary	31,162	35,093	66,255	109,809	117,720	227,529	140,971	152,813	293,784
Primary	43,647	48,355	92,002	171,475	182,478	353,953	215,122	230,833	445,955
Middle	22,416	24,607	47,023	71,626	74,507	146,133	94,042	99,114	193,156
High	14,696	15,459	30,155	31,851	32,006	63,857	46,547	47,465	94,012
Higher Sec	19,297	22,574	41,871	20,835	23,265	44,100	40,132	45,839	85,971
Degree	4,651	5,154	9,805	3,253	4,588	7,841	7,904	9,742	17,646
Total	135,869	151,242	287,111	408,849	434,564	843,413	544,718	585,806	1,130,524
GB
Stage	Urban			Rural			Total
Stage	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Pre Primary	8,450	7,155	15,605	33,069	28,928	61,997	41,519	36,083	77,602
Primary	17,786	15,082	32,868	69,421	60,547	129,968	87,207	75,629	162,836
Middle	9,228	7,877	17,105	30,744	26,748	57,492	39,972	34,625	74,597
High	5,781	4,230	10,011	13,846	12,011	25,857	19,627	16,241	35,868
Higher Sec	5,967	4,801	10,768	4,019	4,196	8,215	9,986	8,997	18,983
Degree	620	1,406	2,026	114	305	419	734	1,711	2,445
Total	47,832	40,551	88,383	151,213	132,735	283,948	199,045	173,286	372,331
ICT
Stage	Urban			Rural			Total
Stage	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Pre Primary	14,676	12,433	27,109	44,724	40,685	85,409	59,400	53,118	112,518
Primary	43,529	37,634	81,163	86,112	83,747	169,859	129,641	121,381	251,022
Middle	26,784	24,632	51,416	39,591	40,032	79,623	66,375	64,664	131,039
High	15,887	15,617	31,504	15,895	18,189	34,084	31,782	33,806	65,588
Higher Sec	18,755	20,950	39,705	13,093	14,986	28,079	31,848	35,936	67,784
Degree	1,421	4,978	6,399	10	318	328	1,431	5,296	6,727
Total	121,052	116,244	237,296	199,425	197,957	397,382	320,477	314,201	634,678
Pakistan
Stage	Urban			Rural			Total
Stage	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Pre Primary:	1,818,956	1,636,191	3,457,147	3,369,002	2,820,532	6,189,534	5,187,958	4,456,723	9,646,681
Primary	3,777,847	3,419,098	7,196,945	7,425,484	6,023,397	13,448,681	11,203,331	9,442,495	20,645,826
Middle	1,731,032	1,640,497	3,371,529	2,758,754	2,151,848	4,910,602	4,489,786	3,792,345	8,282,131
High	1,050,181	961,355	2,011,536	1,248,542	875,557	2,124,099	2,298,723	1,836,912	4,135,635
Higher Sec.	719,519	732,876	1,442,395	522,288	366,643	888,931	1,241,807	1,089,519	2,331,326
Degree	171,833	238,282	410,115	49,603	62,133	111,736	288,303	341,696	629,999
Grand Total	9,269,368	8,620,299	17,899,667	15,373,673	12,300,110	27,673,783	24,709,908	20,961,690	45,671,598

Five-Year Comparison Of Enrolment
Stage*	Sector	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
Pre – Primary	Public	4,844,876	4,172,699	3,334,296	3,922,585	4,486,920
	Other Public	38,906	44,174	54,304	58,247	95,184
	Private	4,719,531	4,736,903	4,962,570	4,985,610	5,064,577
	Total	9,603,313	8,953,776	8,351,170	8,966,442	9,646,681
Primary	Public	12,574,466	12,644,242	12,625,179	12,381,505	12,155,301
	Other Public	187,863	202,798	224,129	231,018	355,783
	Private	6,679,615	6,761,218	7,228,763	7,281,708	8,134,742
	Total	19,441,944	19,608,258	20,078,071	19,894,231	20,645,826
Middle	Public	4,404,971	4,575,905	4,724,209	5,029,733	5,102,249
	Other Public	114,267	129,725	140,513	148,414	180,216
	Private	2,209,214	2,251,856	2,459,864	2,486,482	2,999,666
	Total	6,728,452	6,957,486	7,324,586	7,664,629	8,282,131
High	Public	2,377,628	2,396,669	2,538,939	2,641,754	2,636,565
	Other Public	66,933	77,100	83,915	90,046	118,286
	Private	1,010,350	1,024,042	1,156,385	1,174,955	1,380,784
	Total	3,454,911	3,497,811	3,779,239	3,906,755	4,135,635
Higher Sec/ Inter Colleges	Public	1,542,827	1,579,610	1,549,205	1,385,959	1,459,377
	Other Public	38,034	48,788	55,259	59,320	54,868
	Private	553,650	592,854	688,489	698,794	817,081
	Total	2,134,511	2,221,252	2,292,953	2,144,073	2,331,326
Degree Colleges (XI-XIV)	Public	497,632	523,959	547,965	420,570	410,909
	Other Public	16,385	16.385	16,385	16,385	16,385
	Private	211,614	231,292	193,536	186,437	202,705
	Total	725,631	771,636	757,886	623.392	629,999
Universities	Public	1,535,370	1,647,049	1,866,976	1,866,976	1,550,290
	Other Public	–	–	–	.
	Private	323,334	354,646	359,275	359,275	386,039
	Total	1,858,704	2,001,695	2,226,251	2,226,251	1,936,329
(Non Forma) Basic Education	Public	1,371,517	1,367,916	1,494,445	747,778	1,006,520
	Other Public	–	.	–	.	.
	Private	–	–	–	126,322	67,184
	Total	1,371,517	1,367,916	1,494,445	874,100	1,073,704
Education Foundations	Public	–	.	–	–
	Other Public	–	–	–	–
	Private ..	3,196,140	3,185,636	2,972,149	3,406,747	3,510,594
	Total	3,196,140	3,185,636	2,972,149	3,406,747	3,510,594
Technical & Vocational Institutions	Public	277,126	277,126	277,126	288,224	297,643
	Other Public	.	–	–	–	–
	Private	156,111	156,111	156,111	149,858	156,314
	Total	433,237	433,237	433,237	438,082	453,957
Teachers Training	Public	70,862	70,862	70,862	70,862	70,862
	Other Public	–	–	–	–
	Private	5,365	5,365	5,365	5,365	5,365
	Total	76,227	76,227	76,227	76.227	76,227
Deeni Madaris	Public	–	–	–	–	–
	Other Public	–	–	–	–	–
	Private	4,189,471	4,198,173	4,408,539	4,650,035	3,346,923
	Total	4,189,471	4,198,173	4,408,539	4,650.03S	3,346,923
Total	Public	29,497,275	29,256,037	29,029,202	28,755,946	29,176,636
	Other Public	462,388	518,970	574,505	603,430	820,722
	Private	23,254,395	23,498,096	24,591,046	25,511,588	26,071,974

Source: PES 2022-2023

Teachers By Province, Level, Gender, and Location 2022-2023
Region	Level	URBAN			RURAL			TOTAL
Region	Level	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
Punjab	Pre-Primary	7	330	337	24	1,125	1,149	31	1,455	1,486
	Primary	8,339	54,119	62,458	50,236	95,419	145,655	58,575	149,538	208,113
	Middle	17,220	116,012	133,232	49,697	161,751	211,448	66,917	277,763	344,680
	High	48,068	148,285	196,353	70,160	121,931	192,091	118,228	270,216	388,444
	Higher Sec	11,171	19,467	30,638	10,724	16,660	27,384	21,895	36,127	58,022
	inter Colleges	5,214	6,574	11,788	2,164	2,890	5,054	7,378	9,464	16,842
	Degree Colleges	17,191	14,235	31,426	2,548	2,098	4,646	19,739	16,333	36,072
	Total	107,210	359,022	466,232	185,553	401,874	587,427	292,763	760,896	1,053,659
Sindh	Pre-Primary	8	635	643	7	57	64	15	692	707
	Primary	11,354	21,709	33,063	51,921	15,771	67,692	63,275	37,480	100,755
	Middle	8,149	25,764	33,933	14,725	11,121	25,846	22,874	36,905	59,779
	High	39,160	116,825	155,985	16,180	12,454	28,634	55,340	129,279	184,619
	Higher Sec.	7,343	16,962	24,305	8,979	3,720	12,699	16,322	20,682	37,004
	inter Colleges	827	1,080	1,887	31	15	46	982	1,192	2,174
	Degree Colleges	338	551	889	38	7	45	4,810	3,550	8,360
	Total	67,179	183,526	250,705	91,881	43,145	135,026	163,618	229,780	393,398
KP	Pre-Primary	2	99	101	4	313	317	6	412	418
	Primary	6,515	9,323	15,838	64,721	37,777	102,498	71,236	47,100	118,336
	Middle	4,696	9,083	13,779	23,034	20,394	43,428	27,730	29,477	57,207
	High	12,632	16,621	29,253	41,415	25,135	66,550	54,047	41,756	95,803
	Higher Sec	11,204	12,244	23,448	23,071	12,716	35,787	34,275	24,960	59,235
	inter Colleges			–	–		–		–	–
	Degree Colleges	2,543	1,816	4,359	3,114	2,035	5,149	5,657	3,851	9,508
	Total	37,592	49,186	86,778	155,359	98,370	253,729	192,951	147,556	340,507
Balochistan	Pre-Primary		28	28	13	72	85	13	100	113
	Primary	4,846	2,995	7,841	6,482	3,570	10,052	11,328	6,565	17,893
	Middle	3,893	4,067	7,960	3,663	2,184	5,847	7,556	6,251	13,807
	High	9,960	8,289	18,249	5,983	2,731	8,714	15,943	11,020	26,963
	Higher Sec	1,437	2,274	3,711	914	389	1,303	2,351	2,663	5,014
	inter Colleges	90	96	186	.	–	–	532	475	1,007
	Degree Colleges	18	34	52	.	–	–	1,150	640	1,790
	Total	20,245	17,782	38,027	17,055	8,946	26,001	38,874	27,713	66,587
AJK	Pre-Primary		69	69		53	53		122	122
	Primary	691	949	1,640	5,652	5,616	11,268	6,343	6,565	12,908
	Middle	1,938	3,318	5,256	8,039	10,069	18,108	9,977	13,387	23,364
	High	3,011	4,529	7,540	7,888	7,429	15,317	10,899	11,958	22,857
	Higher Sec	610	897	1,507	1,224	1,469	2,693	1,834	2,366	4,200
	inter Colleges	499	366	865	637	574	1,211	1,136	940	2,076
	Degree Colleges	193	231	424	868	852	1,720	1,061	1,083	2,144
	Total	6,942	10,359	17,301	24,308	26,062	50,370	31,250	35,421	67,671
GB	Pre-Primary					35	35		35	35
	Primary	252	881	1,133	1,760	2,153	3,913	2,012	3,034	5,046
	Middle	369	885	1,254	1,724	1,661	3,385	2,093	2,546	4,639
	High	723	984	1,707	2,414	1,556	3,970	3,137	2,540	5,677
	Higher Sec	470	344	814	504	488	992	974	832	1,806
	inter Colleges	38	47	85	94	162	256	132	209	341
	Degree Colleges	114	73	187	18	14	32	132	87	219
	Total	1,966	3,214	5,180	6,514	6,069	12,583	8,480	9,283	17,763
ICT	Pre-Primary	10	304	314	4	74	78	14	378	392
	Primary	74	1,559	2,610	177	2,213	3,352	251	3,772	5,962
	Middle	112	1,120	1,444	520	5,301	6,285	632	6,421	7,729
	High	157	897	1,826	913	5,314	7,178	1,070	6,211	9,004
	Higher Sec	977	2,823	4,098	1,327	2,892	4,875	2,304	5,715	8,973
	Inter Colleges
	Degree Colleges	93	78	1,917	11	44	120	104	122	2,037
	Total	1,423	6,781	12,209	2,952	15,838	21,888	4,375	22,619	34,097

Source: PES 2022-2023

Province wise NFE Centers, Teachers, Learners

Province / Area	Centers	Teachers	Learners
Azad Jammu & Kashmir	445	603	21188
Balochistan	927	962	28959
Gilgit Baltistan	901	938	30019
ICT	1380	1677	51209
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	6461	7773	285866
Punjab	20292	20378	616975
Sindh	1116	1402	39488
Total	31522	33733	1073704

Source: Annual Statistics Report 2022-2023 (PIE)

Province and Gender Wise Centers

Province / Area	Male	Female	Co-Edu	Total
Azad Jammu & Kashmir	0	0	445	445
Balochistan	87	300	540	927
Gilgit Baltistan	4	1	896	901
ICT	164	101	1115	1380
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	1019	5396	46	6461
Punjab	33	582	19677	20292
Sindh	41	556	519	1116
Total	1348	6936	23238	31522

Source: Annual Statistics Report 2022-2023 (PIE)

Province wise NFE Learners

Province / Area	Male	Female	Total
Azad Jammu & Kashmir	10466	10722	21188
Balochistan	12001	16958	28959
Gilgit Baltistan	13827	16192	30019
ICT	25985	25224	51209
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	107690	178176	285866
Punjab	282939	334036	616975
Sindh	10892	28596	39488
Total	463800	609904	1073704

Source: Annual Statistics Report 2022-2023 (PIE)

Expenditure on Education

Years	Category	Current Expenditure	Development Expenditure	Total Expenditure	Percent of GDP (2015-16 Base)
2019-20	Federal	83,266	31,300	114,566	1.9
	Punjab	337,562	35,378	372,940
	Sindh	165,028	5,427	170,455
	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	162,778	18,523	181,301
	Balochistan	53,640	8,111	61,751
	Pakistan	802,274	98,739	901,013
2020-21	Federal	90,974	5,646	96,620	1.4
	Punjab	348,460	32,964	381,424
	Sindh	183,718	10,538	194,256
	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	35,816	28,250	64,066
	Balochistan	55,924	9,936	65,860
	Pakistan	714,892	87,334	802,226
2021-22	Federal	26,910	30,945	57,855	1.7
	Punjab	389,264	46,535	435,799
	Sindh	212,721	8,105	220,826
	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	277,030	33,596	310,626
	Balochistan	67,995	8,553	76,548
	Pakistan	973,920	127,734	1,101,654
2022-23 (P)	Federal	97,857	51,186	149,043	1.5
	Punjab	448,529	44,199	492,728
	Sindh	251,203	12,354	263,557
	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	240,898	12,996	253,894
	Balochistan	80,439	11,394	91,833
	Pakistan	1,118,926	132,129	1,251,055

P: Provisional– Data for 2022-23 is provisional.
Rs million: All figures are in Pakistani Rupees (millions).

Source: Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24