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Pakistan pre-primary enrolment drops by 9.9%: Economic Survey 2025-26
Key takeaways
- Pakistan’s population stands at 252 million, growing at an annual rate of 2.07 percent.
- Among school-age children, 28 percent remain out of school nationwide.
- The Net Enrolment Rate (NER) at the primary level stands at 54 percent nationally.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
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Pakistan’s population stands at 252 million, growing at an annual rate of 2.07 percent.
Among school-age children, 28 percent remain out of school nationwide. The situation is particularly alarming in Balochistan, where 45 percent of school-age children are not enrolled in educational institutions.
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