26.2m children are out of schools, reveals report

Islamabad: At least 26.2 million children in Pakistan are out of the school, revealed a report of Ministry of Education.

A report on these shocking facts was presented in the National Assembly, revealing that 10.77 million children aged 5 to 9 years are out of school.

This includes 4.97 million boys and 5.8 million girls who are deprived of education.

The report also disclosed that 4.93 million children aged 10 to 12 years are missing out on middle school education, including 2.1 million boys and 2.83 million girls.

Moreover, a total of 4.55 million children are deprived of high school education. Out of these children 2.31 million are boys and 2.24 million girls.

According to the report, a total of 5.95 million children are out of higher secondary education, including 2.99 million boys and 2.96 million girls.