Public-Private Partnership and Public Education in Pakistan: Can PPP Benefit Public Education?

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education provoke sharply divided views: proponents argue they pool public and private resources to benefit disadvantaged communities, while critics see them as privatisation in disguise, deepening inequality over time. This report examines PPPs specifically in Pakistan’s education sector—where national policy actively encourages them—and asks whether they can genuinely benefit public education or whether they risk entrenching unequal access.