Statistic

Out-of-school children

E-196 · CSS Evidence Bank v1

This card

25.1 million children aged 5–16 are out of school, 35% of the age group. — Out-of-school children · 2025/26UNICEF Pakistan · 2025/26Source named — not yet verified

Source

UNICEF Pakistan — https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/education. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.

What it proves

Use as scale evidence; pair with Article 25-A and education spending.

educationchildrengender

Debates this card can serve

Is human capital the binding constraint on Pakistan's development?#152 · asked in 4 years Are Pakistan's education failures caused by flawed policy or weak implementation?#146 · asked in 3 years Does Pakistan's education system reduce or reproduce social inequality?#336 · asked in 2 years