Numerous educational institutes —  schools, colleges and universities — are located in Peshawar.
21.6% of children between the ages of 5 and 9 were not enrolled in any school in 2013, while 16.6% of children in the 10 to 14 age range were out of school.

Currently, Peshawar has universities for all major disciplines ranging from Humanities, General Sciences, Sciences, Engineering, Medical, Agriculture and Management Sciences.
The first public sector university, University of Peshawar (UOP) was established in October 1950 by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar was established in 1980 while Agriculture University Peshawar started working in 1981.
The first private sector university CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences was established in 1986.
Institute of Management Sciences started functioning in 1995, which become degree awarding institution in 2005.

There are currently 9 Medical colleges in Peshawar, 2 in public sector while 7 in private sector.
The first Medical College, Khyber Medical College, was established in 1954 as part of University of Peshawar.
The first Medical University, Khyber Medical University while a women only Medical college, Khyber Girls Medical College were established in 2007.

At the start of the 21st century, a host of new private sector universities started working in Peshawar.
Qurtuba University, Sarhad University of Science and IT, Fast University, Peshawar Campus and City University of Science and IT were established in 2001 while Gandhara University was inaugurated in 2002 and Abasyn University in 2007.

Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, the first women university of Peshawar, started working in 2009 while private sector IQRA National University was established in 2012.

Apart from good range of universities, Peshawar has host of high quality further education (Post School) educational institutes.
The most renowned are, Edwardes College founded in 1900 by Herbert Edwardes, is the oldest college in the province and Islamia College Peshawar, which was established in 1913.
Islamia College became university and named as Islamia College University in 2008.

The following is a list of some of the public and private universities in Peshawar:
Abasyn University (Abasyn University, Peshawar)
Agricultural University (Peshawar)
CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences
City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar
Frontier Women University
Gandhara University
IMSciences (Institute of Management Sciences)
Iqra National University, Peshawar (formerly Peshawar Campus of Iqra University Karachi)
Islamia College University
Khyber Medical University
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Peshawar Campus (NU-FAST)
Preston University
Qurtuba University (Qurtuba University of Science & Information Technology)
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar
University of Peshawar
Numerous educational institutes —  schools, colleges and universities — are located in Peshawar. 21.6% of children between the ages of 5 and 9 were not enrolled in any school in 2013, while 16.6% of children in the 10 to 14 age range were out of school.
Currently, Peshawar has universities for all major disciplines ranging from Humanities, General Sciences, Sciences, Engineering, Medical, Agriculture and Management Sciences. The first public sector university, University of Peshawar (UOP) was established in October 1950 by the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar was established in 1980 while Agriculture University Peshawar started working in 1981. The first private sector university CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences was established in 1986. Institute of Management Sciences started functioning in 1995, which become degree awarding institution in 2005.
There are currently 9 Medical colleges in Peshawar, 2 in public sector while 7 in private sector. The first Medical College, Khyber Medical College, was established in 1954 as part of University of Peshawar. The first Medical University, Khyber Medical University while a women only Medical college, Khyber Girls Medical College were established in 2007.
At the start of the 21st century, a host of new private sector universities started working in Peshawar. Qurtuba University, Sarhad University of Science and IT, Fast University, Peshawar Campus and City University of Science and IT were established in 2001 while Gandhara University was inaugurated in 2002 and Abasyn University in 2007.
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University, the first women university of Peshawar, started working in 2009 while private sector IQRA National University was established in 2012.
Apart from good range of universities, Peshawar has host of high quality further education (Post School) educational institutes. The most renowned are, Edwardes College founded in 1900 by Herbert Edwardes, is the oldest college in the province and Islamia College Peshawar, which was established in 1913. Islamia College became university and named as Islamia College University in 2008.
The following is a list of some of the public and private universities in Peshawar:
Abasyn University (Abasyn University, Peshawar)
Agricultural University (Peshawar)
CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences
City University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar
Frontier Women University
Gandhara University
IMSciences (Institute of Management Sciences)
Iqra National University, Peshawar (formerly Peshawar Campus of Iqra University Karachi)
Islamia College University
Khyber Medical University
National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Peshawar Campus (NU-FAST)
Preston University
Qurtuba University (Qurtuba University of Science & Information Technology)
Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar
University of Peshawar
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