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Previous articleNext article No AccessReligious School Enrollment in Pakistan: A Look at the DataTahir Andrabi, Jishnu Das, Asim Ijaz Khwaja, and Tristan ZajoncTahir Andrabi Search for more articles by this author , Jishnu Das Search for more articles by this author , Asim Ijaz Khwaja Search for more articles by this author , and Tristan Zajonc Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 50, Number 3August 2006Special Issue on Islam and Education—Myths and TruthsGuest Editors: Wadad Kadi and Victor Billeh Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/503885 Views: 277Total views on this site Citations: 50Citations are reported from Crossref © 2006 by the Comparative and International Education Society. 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  • Bold assertions, based on reports and articles, are being made about high and increasing enrollment in Pakistani religious schools in recent years

  • Analysis of published data sources and the LEAPS survey shows that existing estimates in the literature of madrassa enrollment are highly exaggerated

  • The geographical dispersion of madrassa enrollment helps us to understand the use of religious schooling

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Bold assertions, based on reports and articles, are being made about high and increasing enrollment in Pakistani religious schools in recent years. The madrassa sector is small compared to educational options such as public and private schooling, and accounts for less than 1 percent of overall enrollment in the country. The only publicly available sources of data to document patterns of enrollment and available educational options for Pakistani families are household-based surveys. Until now almost all enrollment numbers cited have been based on establishment surveys which do just that These data sources show that around 200,000 children were enrolled full-time in madrassas before 2001. We looked at households with at least two enrolled children where one child attends a madrassa Such households are small in number, accounting for less than 1 percent of the sample.

What do Reports and the Popular Press Say?
Data Sources
How Many?
Explaining the Differences
Variation across Districts and Time
Variation across Districts
Variation across Time
Variation across Households
Taking Stock
Conclusion and Caveats
Findings
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