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Education
Education in Pakistan is overseen by the Ministry of Education of the Government of Pakistan. The academic institutions are the responsibility of the provincial governments while the federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation, and some financing of research.
Education in Pakistan is generally divided into 5 levels:
- primary (grades one through 5)
- middle (grades 6 through 8)
- high (grades 9 and 10, leading to the Secondary School Certificate or SSC)
- intermediate (grades 11 and 12, leading to a Higher Secondary School Certificate or HSC)
- university programs leading to graduate and advanced degrees
The total number of government owned Educational Institutions in Pakistan as per Pakistan’s Economic Survey 2018-19 are as follows:
Institution | Boys/Girls | Institution | Boys/girls |
Primary schools | 119,783/53,424 | Middle schools | 23,884/28,871 |
High Schools | 18,137/14,117 | Arts & Science Colleges | 971/931 |
Professional Colleges | 638/80 | Public Sector Universities | 103 |
Private Sector Universities | 75 | Vocational Institutes (Public) | 806 |
Vocational Institutes (Private) | 841 | Technical schools | 107 |
Table 1.31 Pakistan Government Educational Institutes