Introduction

The National Education Census (NEC) 2005 has been conducted for the first time in the history of Pakistan. Reliable, accurate and comprehensive database is a prerequisite for any type of planning. Obviously planning and management of education system at all levels also requires information based on the comprehensive database including all categories of educational institutions in the country. Thus the need for National Education Census was being felt from all quarters for more informed and visionary policy formulation, decision-making, efficiency, effective reforms and quality of education.
In the past incomplete database was being used which had partial information of private sector schools, colleges and universities, technical and vocational education, professional institutions, deeni madaris etc. There was no data to visualizing the total expenditure on education, as expenditure by the private sector was not available. Planning of education was affected because of the incomplete data, which is clear from the existing gap between planning and implementation. Even at international level our ranking among the countries of the world remained low due non-availability of complete data which sometime caused embarrassment for the authorities.
Keeping in view the multiple concerns the Ministry of Education decided to conduct National Education Census (NEC) 2005 in collaboration with Academy of Educational Planning and Management (AEPAM) and Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS), Statistics Division. The census aimed at complete enumeration of all categories of educational institutions in the country and establishment of comprehensive National Data Bank on Education.

The National Education Census (NEC) covered 245,682 institutions which includes public and private schools, colleges and universities, professional institutions, vocational and technical institutions, mosque schools, deeni Madaris, non-formal basic education centres, distance education centres, special education institutions etc. The census has primarily focused to gather data on the level, type and management of the institution, enrolment, teaching staff and their qualifications and training, non-teaching staff, medium of instruction, building and other facilities available and expenditure. The data on different aspects of institutions have been collected for the year 2004-05.

Objectives

Major objectives of the National Education Census are as under:

  • Census/Enumeration of all categories of educational institutions in the country
  • Establishment of comprehensive National Data Bank on Education and facilitating online service for sharing and dissemination
  • Collect information of each and every institution in Pakistan
  • Support decision makers and educational managers in planning, management, resource allocations, monitoring and evaluation of education sectors at different levels
  • Cater the requirements of national and international agencies/institutions

Coverage

The National Education Census covered all the educational institutions run by Government, Semi Government, Autonomous Departments, Armed Forces, Private, Community, trust, NGOs etc. as under:

  1. Schools
  2. Colleges
  3. Universities
  4. Professional institutions
  5. Vocational and Technical institutions
  6. Deeni Madaris
  7. Mosque schools
  8. Special Education institutions
  9. Distance Education centres
  10. Non-formal Basic Education centres etc.

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List of Tables

 

Table 1 Educational Institutions (Public And Private) by Level, Enrolment and Teaching Staff
Table 2 Educational Institutions by Level, duration of Establishment of Institution
Table 3 Educational Institutions (Private) by Level, Enrolment, Teaching Staff and Expenditure
Table 4 Stage wise Enrolment in Public and Private Schools
Table 5 Educational Institutions by Management and Gender
Table 6 Educational Institutions of Semi Govt./Autonomous Institutions (Other Than Provincial Education Departments) by gender
Table 7 Educational Institutions by Chain of Education System
Table 8 Private Educational Institutions by Registration Status and Gender
Table 9 Educational Institutions, Enrolment and Teachers by Gender and Shift
Table 10 Educational Institutions by Enrolment, Teachers and Medium of Instructions
Table 11 Educational Institutions (Public and Private) by Type and ownership of Building
Table 12 Educational Institutions by Type of Construction of Building, Sector and Gender
Table 13 Educational Institutions by Building Condition, Sector and Gender
Table 14 Enrolment In Educational Institutions (Public & Private) by Level and Gender
Table 15 Enrolment in Educational Institutions (Public and Private) by Level and type of Institutions
Table 16 Number of Non Functional and Refusal Institutions (Public and Private)
Table 17 Number of Institutions out of reference (Public and Private)
Table 18 Enrolment in Schools (Up to Class 12) by Stage, Class, Type Of Schools and Gender
Table 19 Enrolment in Educational Institutions (Degree, Post Graduates and Others) by Stage, Class, Sector and Gender
Table 20 Enrolment in Educational Institutions (Medical, Nursing and Pharmacy) by Stage, Class, Sector and Gender
Table 21 Enrolment in Educational Institutions (Technical) by Stage, Class, Sector and Gender
Table 22 Enrolment in Educational Institutions (Fine Arts, Agriculture, Law, Education and Home Economics) by Stage, Class, Sector and Gender
Table 23 Enrolment in Educational Institutions (Commerce, Business Administration and Accountancy) by Stage, Class, Sector and Gender
Table 24 Enrolment in Educational Institutions (Tibbia, and Homeopathic) by Stage, Class, Sector and Gender
Table 25 Enrolment in Vocational Institutions by duration of course, Sector and Gender
Table 26 Enrolment and Repeaters in Schools (Public & Private) by Class and Gender
Table 27 Teaching Staff (Public & Private) by Gender, Academic & Professional Qualifications
Table 28 Teaching Staff in Medical And Dental Institutions by Professional Qualification and Gender
Table 29 Teaching Staff in Technical And Professional Institutions by Academic Qualification and Gender
Table 30 Teaching Staff in Accountancy Institutions by Academic Qualification and Gender
Table 31 Teaching Staff (Public and Private) in Mono, Poly Techniques & Vocational Institutes by Gender, Academic & Professional Qualification
Table 32 Teaching Staff in Homeopathic and Tibbia Institutions by Professional Qualifications and Gender
Table 33 Teaching Staff in Colleges And Universities by Designation and Gender
Table 34 Teaching Strength in Educational Institutions (Public and Private) by Level, Status of Post and Gender
Table 35 Qualified Teachers by Selected Subjects, Gender and Sector (For General Education up to High School only)
Table 36 Teaching and Non-Teaching Strength in Public and Private Educational Institutions by Gender and status of Posts
Table 37 Number of Rooms in Educational Institutions by Type & Gender of Institution
Table 38 Educational Institutions by Availability of Building Facilities and Sector
Table 39 Educational Institutions by Availability of Basic Facilities and Sector
Table 40 Schools (Public and Private) by Level, Availability of Basic Facilities and Gender
Table 41 Schools (Public and Private) by Level, Gender and Availability of Instructional Material
Table 42 Schools (Public and Private) by Level, Gender and Availability of Furniture
Table 43 Schools (Public and Private) by Level, Gender and Availability of Apparatus
Table 44 School Committee by Gender and Sector
Table 45 Enrolment in Deeni Madaris by Level and Gender
Table 46 Deeni Madaris by Affiliation Status and Gender
Table 47 Deeni Madaris by Residential Status and Gender
Table 48 Teachers in Deeni Madaris by Academic & Professional Qualification and Gender
Table 49 Expenditure incurred in Educational Institutions (Private) by Level
Table 50 Receipts In Educational Institutions (Private) by Level