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.