CSA review finds 25 million children out of school

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The Civil Services Academy review says Pakistan has between 25.1 million and 26 million out-of-school children because of weak execution, fragmented administration and low public investment. Provincial snapshots show Punjab with about 9.6–10.4 million excluded children and a need for roughly 35,000 middle and secondary classrooms; Sindh with 7.4 million out-of-school and only 2,634 middle schools; and Balochistan with 3,617 non-functional schools and severe distance barriers. The report urges a national student registry, performance-based funding, female teacher incentives and district autonomy to translate plans into measurable access and retention gains.

About 25 million Pakistani children are currently out of school