EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN

The General Education in Pakistan can be divided in to 3 levels as Primary or Elementary Education from grade 1 to 5 (age group 5+ to 10+), Secondary Education from grade 6 to 10 (age group 10+ to 15+), College and University Education from grade 11 onward (age group 16+ and onward). The Technical Education stream also flows in paralle to general education and includes the Polytechnic Institutes and Government Colleges of Technologies. Pakistan has also strong base of Engineering and Medical Education having world renowned Engineering and Medical colleges and universities.
Education is taken care of both by the public and private sector. The private sector instituions flourish due to their high qaulity education and better physical facilities.
The basic data about various levels of institutions are given below (Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan 2002-03):

Basic Data
Number of Primary/ Elementary schools (in 000) 164.2
Number of Middle schools (in 000) 19.1
Number of High Schools (in 000) 12.9
Number of Secondary Vocational institutions 647
Number of Arts and Science Colleges 925
Number of Professional Colleges 374
Number of Universities (excluding private uni.) 29


Links to some General, Engineering and Medical universities and colleges are given below. More links about other universities and educational institutions can be found on the web site www.pakistanpage.net/education/


General Universities:
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
University of Karachi, Pakistan
University of Peshawar, Pakistan
Bahauddin Zakria University, Multan, Pakistan
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore Pakistan
National University of Science and Technololgy (NUST), Rawalpindi Pakistan
International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad Pakistan
National College of Arts, Lahore Pakistan
Agha Khan University Karachi, Pakistan
Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Pakistan.
Engineering Universities:
University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan
NED University, Karachi, Pakistan
University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar Pakistan
Ghulam Ishaq Khan University of Engineering and Technology, Topi, Pakistan
Medical Colleges/ Universities:
King Edward Medical College, Lahore Pakistan
Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College, Karachi Pakistan
Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi Pakistan
Nishter Medical College, Multan Pakistan
Ayub Medical College Abbotabad Pakistan
Bolan Medical College, Quetta Pakistan
Other Colleges/ Schools
Government College, Lahore Pakistan
Cadet College Hasan Abdal, Pakistan
OPF College, Islamabad Pakistan
Cadet College Kohat, Pakistan