Which Pakistani province has the highest out-of-school rate?
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UNICEF estimates 9.7 million out-of-school children in Punjab, or 27% of the provincial 5–16 population; 7.4 million in Sindh, or 44%; 4.5 million in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, or 34%; 3.5 million in Balochistan, or nearly 69%; and about 0.09 million in Islamabad, or 15%. Punjab has the largest absolute number, while Balochistan has the highest proportional exclusion. Counts and rates answer different questions and should be reported together.
Sources used
Education in Pakistan
UNICEF Pakistan
UNICEF context for out-of-school children, access gaps and gender/province differences in education.View sourcePakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2019–20
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Government survey source for literacy, education and household living-standard indicators.View source