ISLAMABAD: Though the number of out-of-school children has reduced from last year’s figure of 24 million to 22.6 million, statistics of 2015-16 still paint a gloomy picture, calling for the imposition of real education emergency.
As many as 44pc children between the ages of five and 16 are still out of school.
The statistics further reveal that 21pc primary schools in the country are being run by a single teacher while 14pc have one room.
These bitter facts were revealed in the Pakistan Education Statistic 2015-16 launched by the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) – a subsidiary of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training – on Wednesday.
The report says that only 30pc children remain enrolled from class 1 till 10th.