Education in Pakistan

Education in Pakistan
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Education in Pakistan

Educational oversight Federal Ministry of Education
Provincial Education Ministries

National education budget Rs.9556.442 million[3] (2007)
Primary language(s) Urdu and English.
Mainly public system


Literacy (2007)
• Men
• Women 56[1]%
63[2]%
36[3]%
Enrollment
• Primary
• Secondary
• Post-secondary '
87.3%[4]
44%[5]
4.6%[6]
Attainment
• Secondary diploma
• Post-secondary diploma
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Education in Pakistan is divided into five levels: primary (grades one through five); middle (grades six through eight); high (grades nine and ten, leading to the Secondary School Certificate); intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to a Higher Secondary School Certificate); and university programs leading to graduate and advanced degrees.

All academic education institutions are the responsibility of the provincial governments. The federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and some financing of research.