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FATA: Inside Pakistan's Tribal Regions
Data and in-depth analysis from all seven tribal agencies of FATA-pakistan
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Education
Education
How important are the following long-term goals for education in the tribal areas?
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Years of Education
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Married
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FATA Totals
Building new government schools for boys
Very important
81% — 810 respondents
Somewhat important
15% — 146 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 41 respondents
Not at all important
0% — 3 respondents
Building new government schools for girls
Very important
61% — 613 respondents
Somewhat important
30% — 301 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 50 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 36 respondents
Building new madrassas for boys
Very important
76% — 763 respondents
Somewhat important
21% — 207 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 23 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 7 respondents
Building new madrassas for girls
Very important
77% — 765 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 196 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 26 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 12 respondents
Don't know
0% — 1 respondents
Building new government schools for boys
Bajaur
Very important
91% — 183 respondents
Somewhat important
8% — 16 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 3 respondents
Khyber
Very important
75% — 140 respondents
Somewhat important
17% — 31 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 13 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 2 respondents
Kurram
Very important
89% — 135 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 15 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 2 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
83% — 95 respondents
Somewhat important
13% — 15 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 4 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
81% — 100 respondents
Somewhat important
17% — 21 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
86% — 66 respondents
Somewhat important
12% — 9 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 2 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
62% — 91 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 39 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 16 respondents
Building new government schools for girls
Bajaur
Very important
44% — 88 respondents
Somewhat important
53% — 108 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 4 respondents
Khyber
Very important
69% — 128 respondents
Somewhat important
17% — 32 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
11% — 20 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 6 respondents
Kurram
Very important
80% — 122 respondents
Somewhat important
14% — 22 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 3 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
63% — 72 respondents
Somewhat important
23% — 26 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
10% — 11 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 5 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
52% — 64 respondents
Somewhat important
42% — 52 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
66% — 51 respondents
Somewhat important
25% — 19 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 6 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
60% — 88 respondents
Somewhat important
29% — 42 respondents
Not at all important
11% — 16 respondents
Building new madrassas for boys
Bajaur
Very important
90% — 181 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 21 respondents
Khyber
Very important
81% — 151 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 30 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 5 respondents
Kurram
Very important
85% — 129 respondents
Somewhat important
14% — 21 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 2 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
81% — 92 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 20 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 2 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
71% — 87 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 33 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 3 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
71% — 55 respondents
Somewhat important
19% — 15 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
6% — 5 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
47% — 68 respondents
Somewhat important
46% — 67 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 11 respondents
Building new madrassas for girls
Bajaur
Very important
91% — 184 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 18 respondents
Khyber
Very important
77% — 143 respondents
Somewhat important
20% — 37 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 6 respondents
Kurram
Very important
88% — 134 respondents
Somewhat important
9% — 13 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 5 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
89% — 101 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 11 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
1% — 1 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
58% — 71 respondents
Somewhat important
39% — 48 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 4 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
64% — 49 respondents
Somewhat important
23% — 18 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
6% — 5 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
57% — 83 respondents
Somewhat important
35% — 51 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
7% — 10 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Don't know
1% — 1 respondents