Disaster-Related Schooling Disruption in Rural Pakistan
Province Extremely Affected (%) Extremely or Moderately Affected (%)
National 20 29
Punjab 22 23
Sindh 25 42
Balochistan 17 36
KP 13 16
AJK 34 36
GB 27 28
Source: ASER Report 2023
* Household Self-Reports on Whether Children’s Schooling Has Been Affected by Any Natural Disaster in the Past Year – Rural
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