The valid, reliable and comprehensive educational statistics data are pre-requisite for pragmatic planning and decision-making, resource allocation, monitoring and evaluation of education system. The National Education Management Information System (NEMIS) based in Academy of Educational Planning and Management (AEPAM) is responsible for consolidation of data transmitted by provincial/ regional EMISs. The NEMIS also coordinates and provides technical support to the provincial/ regional EMISs to enhance their data generating capacity and maintaining standards.

AEPAM have been publishing the Annual National Education Statistics Reports regularly since 1992-93. The NEMIS has published Pakistan Education Statistics 2004-05, which is the 13th National Report of this series. This is the summary based on Pakistan Education Statistics 2004-05. It contains summarized educational data pertaining to public sector educational institutions managed by Ministry of Education/ Education Departments as well institutions managed by other than the Ministry of Education/ Education Departments, private educational institutions, technical and vocational institutions, colleges, teacher training institutions, deeni madaris, universities and non-formal basic education centers. Efforts have been made to generate a comprehensive scenario of education in Pakistan. The figures of private schools as reported are based on Census of Private Educational Institutions in Pakistan, conducted by Federal Bureau of Statistics in 1999 and the National Sample Survey of Private Schools in Pakistan conducted by AEPAM in 2004. The report presents summarized information relating to number of educational institutions, enrolment, teachers and physical facilities by province/region, gender and location.