146

(0.0154)

(0.0377)

(0.0285)

Balochistan

-0.407***

-0.501***

-0.322***

(0.0132)

(0.0317)

(0.0392)

FATA

-0.397***

-0.554***

(0.0196)

(0.0366)

(0.0634)

-0.332***

-0.271***

-0.487***

(0.0187)

(0.0406)

(0.0558)

ICT

-0.0827*

-0.275

-0.000595

(0.0447)

(0.317)

(0.0536)

-0.456***

-0.460***

-0.549***

(0.0127)

(0.0321)

(0.0244)

Sindh

-0.471***

-0.453***

-0.448***

(0.0153)

(0.0355)

(0.0305)

Constant

-2.298***

-2.362***

-2.249***

(0.0220)

(0.0496)

(0.0457)

Observations

147,894

40,150

31,774

Note:

*the base category of school type is ‘private’ and Punjab for the regional controls. Robust standard errors are

denoted in parentheses. *** p <0.01, ** p<0.05, *p<0.1, regression is conditional on being enrolled in school