High school, higher secondary enrolments decrease in Pakistan.

KARACHI -- High school and higher secondary enrolment decreases in Pakistan as compared to primary, middle and technical education, according to a Ministry of Finance report. A total of 31.6 thousand high schools with 560.6 thousand teachers were functional in the country. A decrease of 1.9 percent in high school enrolment has been observed as dropped to 3,583.0 thousand in 2016- 17 against 3,652.5 thousand in 2015-16. It is estimated to increase by 5.1 percent i.e. from 3583.1 thousand to 3765.2 thousand in 2017-18. A total of 5.1 thousand higher secondary schools/inter colleges with 120.3 thousand teachers were functional in 2016-17. A decrease of 6.1 percent in higher secondary enrolment has been observed as it dropped to 1,594.9 thousand in 2016-17 against 1,698.0 thousand in 2015- 16. It is estimated to increase by 9.8 percent i.e. from 1,594.9 thousand to 1750.6 thousand in 2017-18. However, at the national level, an increase of 16.8 percent is observed in pre-primary enrolment which went up to 11,437 thousand in 2016-17 compared to 9,792 thousand in 2015-16. Enrolment is estimated to increase further by 7.8 percent i.e. from 11,437 thousand to 12,328 thousand in 2017- 18. At the national level, a total of 169.6 thousand...