Kasur is ranked among the nine districts with lowest literacy rate in Punjab. It is ranked 25 out of 34 districts in the province in terms of literacy rate. The table below compares literacy rates in District Kasur with those in Punjab:

   Student Teachers Ratio

    Though the overall student-teacher ratio in District Kasur looks good, yet there are significant internal variations, as observed by CDSP planners through school visits in different union councils. Also when compared to 1998, the student-teacher ratio has shown a steady decline. In other words, classes are getting larger (though at present the strengths are generally acceptable), but the continuing trend may adversely affect the already low standard of education.

    The student-teacher ratios shown in the table below are deceptive. In fact, there is a critical shortage of teachers in many schools. According to District Education Department, 74 primary and 2 middle schools for girls have been reduced to the status of single-teacher schools, while 58 girls primary schools and one middle school are non-functional due to non-availability of teachers. Many parents therefore are reluctant to send their children to school, particularly girls, due to shortage of teachers and high absenteeism.

Boys Schools, Girls Schools, Technical Education, Sports (Education).

1.    Education

• Elementary and secondary education.

• Grant of scholarship.

• Educating of handicapped children specially, deaf, dumb, blind and with low-vision.

• Promotion of scientific research.

• Production and distribution of educational and scientific films.

• Promotion of sports and co-curricular activities.

• Service matters, except those entrusted to the Services and General Administration Department, attached departments and the administrative departments.

• Adult education.

• Purchase of stores and capital goods for schools.

• Establishment of new schools and up-gradation of existing schools.

• Universal primary education and eradicating drop-outs.

• Conducting of 5th and 8th class examinations.

• Identification and formulation of development schemes.

• Formulation of district education budget (development and non-development), reconciliation of expenditure and audit matters.

• Technical and surprise inspections of educational institutions.

• Development of district data base and its updating.

• Matters related to school councils.

• Periodic and regular reporting to the heads of attached departments and the administrative departments.

• Postings and transfers within the district, except those falling in the purview of Services and General Administration Department, attached departments and the administrative department (Education Department).

    There are 1979 educational institutions in Kasur District imparting education from Mosque/ Primary schools to post graduate level. The number of institutions, enrolment and teaching staff available in 1995-96 is given in the following table Level

  Literacy

The table shows the literacy ratio by rural and urban areas for the year 1998

  Educational Attainment

    The percentage of educated persons. Like literacy ratio has also increased with almost similar pattern but with lightly lower level of literacy the following table provides some facts by sex in urban and rural areas from 1998 census