Gilani Research Foundation Survey Claim

Peshawar, Apr 03: Majority of people prefer girls-schools for their daughters to study. According to a Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, majority of all Pakistanis (79%) claim they prefer all-girls schooling for their daughters whereas 16% say that if the standard of education and cost were the same they would prefer to send their girls to co-educational institutions. The remaining 5% were either unsure or gave no response.


A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the country were asked "Suppose the standard of education and the fee structure are the same, would you then prefer to educate your girls in a co-educational or an all girls institute?" Seventy nine percent parents said they would prefer all-girls- schools for their girls whereas 16% claimed they would send their daughter to co-educational institutes. The remaining 5% of the respondents were either unsure or gave no response.

The findings of the survey reveal that preference for co-education is higher amongst urbanites (24%) as compared to their rural counterparts (12%).

The study was released by Gilani foundation and carried out by Gallup Pakistan, the Pakistani affiliate of Gallup International. The recent survey was carried out among a sample of 2989 men and women in rural and urban areas of all four provinces of the country. F.P. report