Nearly 37,000 classrooms in government schools across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa need complete reconstruction or major repairs, according to official data, highlighting the scale of infrastructure challenges facing the province’s education sector.
The figures show that 36,967 classrooms require urgent attention, including 19,224 that need to be rebuilt and 17,743 that require major repairs.
In the settled districts, 16,934 classrooms need reconstruction, while 14,632 require major repairs. The situation is also concerning in the merged districts, where 2,290 classrooms need to be rebuilt and 3,111 require major repairs.
Swat has the highest number of classrooms requiring reconstruction among the settled districts, with 2,625 classrooms needing to be rebuilt and another 685 requiring major repairs.
In Mardan, 1,381 classrooms need reconstruction, while 871 require major repairs. Peshawar has 840 classrooms that need to be rebuilt and 845 that require major repairs, bringing the district’s total to 1,685 classrooms in need of reconstruction or major repairs.
In Nowshera, 805 classrooms need reconstruction and 683 require major repairs. Bannu has 735 classrooms that need to be rebuilt and 794 requiring major repairs, while Charsadda has 733 classrooms needing reconstruction and 723 requiring major repairs.
In Lakki Marwat, 695 classrooms need reconstruction, while 839 require major repairs.
The merged districts also face significant infrastructure challenges. North Waziristan has 352 classrooms requiring reconstruction and 443 needing major repairs. In Bajaur, 303 classrooms need to be rebuilt, while 402 require major repairs.
Kurram has 275 classrooms requiring reconstruction and 426 needing major repairs, while Khyber has 268 classrooms that need to be rebuilt and 364 requiring major repairs.
In Mohmand, 239 classrooms need reconstruction and 317 require major repairs. Upper South Waziristan has 172 classrooms needing reconstruction and 220 requiring major repairs.
Orakzai has 130 classrooms that need to be rebuilt and 192 requiring major repairs. In Lower South Waziristan, 96 classrooms need reconstruction, while 174 require major repairs.
The figures highlight the need for substantial investment in public school infrastructure across the province. Unsafe or deteriorating classrooms can pose risks to students and teachers, making timely inspections, reconstruction and repairs essential for providing a safe learning environment.
The data specifically concerns classrooms requiring reconstruction or major repairs, rather than the total number of damaged or unsafe school buildings. Since a single school may contain multiple classrooms, the figures should not be interpreted as the number of affected schools.
