Higher

Education
VISION
2025
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FRAMEWORK FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Based on the process of national consultation, Vision 2025 has identified 5 Key
enablers and 7 pillars of development.

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Public Sector Private Sector

100
90
Number of Universities/DAIs

80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1947-48
1950-51
1953-54
1956-57
1959-60
1962-63
1965-66
1968-69
1971-72
1974-75
1977-78
1980-81
1983-84
1986-87
1989-90
1992-93
1995-96
1998-99
2001-02
2004-05
2007-08

2013-14
2010-11
Region Public Private Total

Punjab 25 24 49
Sindh 19 30 49
KPK 19 10 29
Baluchistan 6 2 8
Federal 25 8 33
AJK 4 2 6
GB 1 0 1
Punjab 99 76 175

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Total Male Female

1400 1243 1298
1117
1200 1036
948
1000
Students (000)

803
741 713
800 640 608 675
520 555
472 521
600 332
423
447
399 585
276 308 345 568
400 244
280
482 509
174 204 356
428
200 295
342
196 213
102 128 179
0
2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014-
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Distance
Year Public Private Total
Learning
2001 -02 89749 142652 43873 276274
2002 -03 108709 167775 55261 331745
2003 -04 159257 202871 61108 423236
2004 -05 187557 216454 67953 471964
2005 -06 199660 242879 78934 521473
2006 -07 272272 276226 91563 640061
2007 -08 305962 331664 103466 741092
2008 -09 339704 348434 115369 803507
2009 -10 386329 419852 142087 948268
2010 -11 439515 430320 147447 1017282
2011 -12 436850 459487 142812 1039149
2012 -13 477890 482877 177968 1138735
2013 -14P 490596 543257 209207 1243060
2014 -15P 472395 597624 228581 1298600

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