Education sector — Kohat Division
Five districts — Hangu, Karak, Kohat, Kurram, and Orakzai — public schools, colleges, universities, literacy, and out-of-school children.
This data is for the entire Kohat Division (5 districts).
Government schools
Total3,462Division-wide total of government schools (primary through higher-secondary, plus mosque/community schools) across the five districts of Kohat Division.
Note: Kohat district alone accounts for 1,027 schools (nearly a third of the division total); Hangu’s High and Higher-Secondary counts are flagged as incomplete in the source rather than a true zero.
Colleges & universities
Total colleges: 40 (derived from district-level counts below).
Universities: 3 — all located in Karak and Kohat.
Universities (Kohat Division)
- Khushal Khan Khattak University (public) — Karak
- Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST) (public) — Kohat
- Preston University, Kohat campus (private) — Kohat
Schools by level & district — Kohat Division
| District | Primary | Middle | High | Higher Sec. | Total govt. schools* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangu | 323 | 35 | 0† | 0† | 358 |
| Karak | 742 | 83 | 83 | 18 | 926 |
| Kohat | 800 | 106 | 93 | 25 | 1,027 |
| Kurram | 567 | 64 | 38 | 5 | 683 |
| Orakzai | 371 | 28 | 27 | 4 | 468 |
| Kohat Division | 2,803 | 316 | 241 | 52 | 3,462 |
*Total government schools also include mosque and community schools not broken out by level (e.g. Kohat +3 mosque, Karak +8 mosque, Kurram +9 mosque, Orakzai +6 mosque +32 community) — so the total column exceeds the sum of the four level columns. †Hangu’s High/Higher-Secondary counts are flagged incomplete in the source, likely a genuine data gap rather than an actual zero.
Schools by Level
Chart uses division-wide level totals (Primary through Higher Secondary).
Colleges & universities by district
| District | Colleges | Universities |
|---|---|---|
| Hangu | 5 | None reported |
| Karak | 8 degree + 1 PG + 1 polytechnic + 1 commerce | 1 — Khushal Khan Khattak University |
| Kohat | 6 degree + 2 PG + 2 cadet + 1 polytechnic + 1 commerce + 1 homeopathic + 1 law + 1 medical | 2 — KUST; Preston University campus |
| Kurram | 4 | None reported |
| Orakzai | 4 degree + 1 polytechnic | None reported |
| Kohat Division (derived total) | 40 | 3 |
Note: The college total (40) is derived by summing the individual counts listed per district above. No division-wide college total is separately stated in the source.
Private & mosque/community schools (supplementary)
| District | Private & mosque/community schools |
|---|---|
| Karak | 14 private primary + 129 private middle-to-higher-secondary schools; 8 mosque schools |
| Kohat | 112 private primary + 155 private middle-to-higher-secondary schools; 3 mosque schools |
| Kurram | 9 mosque schools; 2 technical schools; 1 commercial training institute |
| Orakzai | 6 mosque schools; 32 community schools |
No private or mosque/community school figures are given for Hangu in the source.
Literacy & out-of-school children
| Indicator | Kohat Division |
|---|---|
| Literacy rate | 53% |
| Out-of-school children | 32% |
| Primary student-teacher ratio | >1:43 |
Note: Literacy falls further in the newly merged tribal districts of Orakzai and Kurram, but no per-district literacy or out-of-school breakdown is given in the source — only these division-wide figures are available.
Kohat vs. Peshawar District
Out-of-school children, net enrolment rate, and access to schools — Kohat Division vs. Peshawar District.
Education indicators — Kohat Division vs. Peshawar District
| Indicator | Kohat Division | Peshawar District |
|---|---|---|
| Out-of-school children | 32% | 19% |
| Net enrolment rate | 53% | 74% |
| Access to schools | 61% | 88% |
Note: Kohat Division trails Peshawar District on every measured education access indicator — out-of-school children, net enrolment, and school access — reflecting the division’s student-teacher ratio of over 1:43 at the primary level and a chronic shortage of higher-secondary and technical institutions.