As many as 36,967 classrooms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s government schools are in a dilapidated condition, according to sources in the provincial Education Department.
The sources said 19,224 classrooms require reconstruction, while another 17,743 need repairs. The province has 34,784 government schools.
The figures concern individual classrooms, rather than the number of school buildings requiring work.
Separately, the Private Schools Regulatory Authority (PSRA) said 11,542 private schools are registered in KP. However, the authority does not maintain data on unregistered schools and takes action against them when it receives complaints.
Speaking about classroom infrastructure, Education Department Director Jaffar Mansoor said 1,000 new classrooms were being built using parent-teacher council funds.
He said the province had more than 34,000 government schools containing hundreds of thousands of classrooms.
The disclosures come amid heightened concern over school building safety following the deadly roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar’s Dir Colony.
Authorities have since directed the PSRA to draft safety regulations covering building standards, inspections, classroom capacity, and emergency evacuation arrangements for private educational institutions.
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