ISLAMABAD: Education in Pakistan is inundated with challenges — with more than 26 million children currently out of school.
According to the details presented by the Ministry of Education, over 10 million children, from ages 5-9, do not go to school; more than 4.9 million boys and over 5.8 million girls are deprived of education.
The Education Ministry also revealed that more than 4.9 million children aged 10-12 are deprived of middle school education; over 2.1 million are boys and more than 2.8 million are girls.
Additionally, it was reported that over 4.5 million students (~2.3 million male and ~2.2 million female) are deprived of high school education.
The Ministry further informed that over 5.9 million students (~2.9 million male and ~2.9 million female) are deprived of higher secondary education.
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