Religious and Sociocultural Factors affect Women’s Education

Abstract

This paper deals with religious and sociocultural factors that 
affect women’s education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The sample 
chosen for this study is 100 students of different departments of 
Hazara University in Mansehra. Using Likert scale, the 
questionnaire has been framed. This study is mainly quantitative 
research. The findings show positive result except table 20. It is 
noticed that women’s education is closely linked with religious 
values, especially religious seminaries. Unlike past researches, 
the findings related to sociocultural factors which also include 
parental attitudes show positive development in the society.