Pakistan, March 22 -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has witnessed an overwhelming increase of 87 per cent in the access and quality of education provided to children aged between six and 16 years.

This was announced on Thursday at the launching ceremony of the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2018 report, which examined the promising trends in the education sector.

The report also noted that the enrollment of children in school had also hiked to 87 per cent in the province.

According to a statement, the report had been compiled through a joint collaboration of Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and other partners.

ASER report stated that around 1,500 educated and trained volunteers had visited 733 villages in 25 districts of the province. Nea...