Public Schools with Reported Cases of Corporal Punishment

Region
Number Percentage
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
National 101 28 129 0.12 0.05 0.09
Punjab 1 2 3 0 0.01 0.01
Sindh 14 3 17 0.04 0.03 0.04
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 8 6 14 0.04 0.04 0.04
Balochistan 78 17 95 0.75 0.35 0.62
Islamabad Capital Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: NEMIS 2023-24 & PES 2023-2024
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