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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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Age
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Years of Education
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12+
Marital Status
Married
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FATA Totals
Building new government schools for boys
Very important
78% — 352 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 79 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 18 respondents
Not at all important
0% — 2 respondents
Building new government schools for girls
Very important
60% — 270 respondents
Somewhat important
32% — 143 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 27 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 11 respondents
Building new madrassas for boys
Very important
70% — 314 respondents
Somewhat important
26% — 119 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 16 respondents
Not at all important
0% — 2 respondents
Building new madrassas for girls
Very important
74% — 335 respondents
Somewhat important
21% — 95 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 16 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 5 respondents
Building new government schools for boys
Bajaur
Very important
85% — 71 respondents
Somewhat important
13% — 11 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 2 respondents
Khyber
Very important
63% — 68 respondents
Somewhat important
26% — 28 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
9% — 10 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 2 respondents
Kurram
Very important
90% — 63 respondents
Somewhat important
7% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
3% — 2 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
88% — 50 respondents
Somewhat important
11% — 6 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
76% — 37 respondents
Somewhat important
24% — 12 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
81% — 29 respondents
Somewhat important
14% — 5 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 2 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
72% — 34 respondents
Somewhat important
26% — 12 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 1 respondents
Building new government schools for girls
Bajaur
Very important
39% — 33 respondents
Somewhat important
56% — 47 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 2 respondents
Khyber
Very important
55% — 59 respondents
Somewhat important
26% — 28 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
16% — 17 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 4 respondents
Kurram
Very important
86% — 60 respondents
Somewhat important
11% — 8 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 2 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
65% — 37 respondents
Somewhat important
26% — 15 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 3 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 2 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
51% — 25 respondents
Somewhat important
45% — 22 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 2 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
64% — 23 respondents
Somewhat important
28% — 10 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
8% — 3 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
70% — 33 respondents
Somewhat important
28% — 13 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 1 respondents
Building new madrassas for boys
Bajaur
Very important
85% — 71 respondents
Somewhat important
15% — 13 respondents
Khyber
Very important
69% — 74 respondents
Somewhat important
27% — 29 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
5% — 5 respondents
Kurram
Very important
89% — 62 respondents
Somewhat important
10% — 7 respondents
Not at all important
1% — 1 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
82% — 47 respondents
Somewhat important
16% — 9 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
61% — 30 respondents
Somewhat important
37% — 18 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
2% — 1 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
69% — 25 respondents
Somewhat important
22% — 8 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
11% — 5 respondents
Somewhat important
74% — 35 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
15% — 7 respondents
Building new madrassas for girls
Bajaur
Very important
88% — 74 respondents
Somewhat important
12% — 10 respondents
Khyber
Very important
67% — 72 respondents
Somewhat important
28% — 30 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 6 respondents
Kurram
Very important
89% — 62 respondents
Somewhat important
7% — 5 respondents
Not at all important
4% — 3 respondents
Mohmand
Very important
81% — 46 respondents
Somewhat important
18% — 10 respondents
Not at all important
2% — 1 respondents
North Waziristan
Very important
59% — 29 respondents
Somewhat important
37% — 18 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
4% — 2 respondents
Orakzai
Very important
67% — 24 respondents
Somewhat important
25% — 9 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
6% — 2 respondents
Not at all important
3% — 1 respondents
South Waziristan
Very important
60% — 28 respondents
Somewhat important
28% — 13 respondents
Somewhat unimportant
13% — 6 respondents