Editing Azad Kashmir (section)

==Education==
[[Image:Mirpur University of Science and Technology (mechanical department).jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|[[Mirpur University of Science & Technology|Mirpur University of Science and Technology]]]]

The literacy rate in Azad Kashmir was 62% in 2004, higher than in any other region of Pakistan.<ref>
{{cite news
 |url=http://pakistantimes.net/2004/09/27/kashmir5.htm
 |title=Literacy Rate in Azad Kashmir nearly 62 pc
 |date=27 September 2004
|work=[[Pakistan Times]]
 |location=MUZAFFARABAD (Azad Kashmir)
 |url-status=usurped
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050227011515/http://pakistantimes.net/2004/09/27/kashmir5.htm
 |archive-date=27 February 2005
}}
</ref> The literacy rate of Azad Kashmir was 76.60% in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AJK at a Glance 2018 pndajk.gov.pk|url=https://www.pndajk.gov.pk/uploadfiles/downloads/Final%20AJK%20at%20a%20Glance.pdf|url-status=live|website=Planning & Development Department AJK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506185136/https://www.pndajk.gov.pk/uploadfiles/downloads/Final%20AJK%20at%20a%20Glance.pdf |archive-date=6 May 2021 }}</ref> It remained at 79.80% in 2019. According to the 2020–2021 census, the literacy rate in Azad Kashmir was 91.34%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajk at a Glance 2019|url=https://pndajk.gov.pk/uploadfiles/downloads/AJK%20at%20a%20Glance%202019.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506185136/https://pndajk.gov.pk/uploadfiles/downloads/AJK%20at%20a%20Glance%202019.pdf |archive-date=6 May 2021 }}</ref> However, only 2.2% were graduates, compared to the average of 2.9% for Pakistan.<ref>
{{cite news
 |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-4-2005_pg7_37
 |title=Washington conference studies educational crisis in Pakistan
 |last=Hasan
 |first=Khalid
 |date=17 April 2005
|work=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]
 |location=Washington
 |quote=Grace Clark told the conference that only 2.9% of Pakistanis had access to higher education.
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607034448/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_17-4-2005_pg7_37
 |archive-date=7 June 2011
}}
</ref>

===Universities===
The following is a list of universities recognised by [[Higher Education Commission of Pakistan]] (HEC):<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.hec.gov.pk/OurInstitutes/Pages/Default.aspx |title=Our Institutions |publisher=[[Higher Education Commission of Pakistan]] |access-date=19 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200812/http://www.hec.gov.pk/ourinstitutes/pages/default.aspx |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}
</ref>

{{Excerpt|List of universities in Azad Kashmir|List of universities|subsections=yes}}

=== Cadet colleges ===
* [[Cadet College Palandri]] is situated about {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}} from [[Islamabad]]
* Cadet College [[Muzaffarabad|Muzzaffarabad]]
* Cadet College [[Mirpur, Azad Kashmir|Mirpur]]

===Medical colleges===
The following is a list of undergraduate medical institutions recognised by [[Pakistan Medical and Dental Council]] (PMDC) {{as of|2013|lc=y}}.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.pmdc.org.pk/AboutUs/RecognizedMedicalDentalColleges/tabid/109/Default.aspx |title=Recognized medical colleges in Pakistan |publisher=[[Pakistan Medical and Dental Council]] |access-date=19 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819060118/http://www.pmdc.org.pk/AboutUs/RecognizedMedicalDentalColleges/tabid/109/Default.aspx |archive-date=19 August 2010 }}
</ref>

{{Excerpt|List of medical schools in Azad Kashmir|List of medical colleges|subsections=yes}}