Out of School Children in Lahore District

• 16% children between the ages of 5 and 16 are out of school which comes to around 300,508 children. 

• Of all the boys, 16% are out of school.

• Of all the girls, 15% are out of school. 

• Poverty plays a vital role in keeping children out of school as 32% of the children belonging to the poorest families are out of school whereas only 8% children from the rich households are out of school.
• 7% children have never seen the inside of a classroom (i.e. have never been to schools).
  
  Reference: Punjab School Census 2013