The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit pre-tertiary education networks in the Global South. We serve over 104,500 students, with a history that dates back to 1905. Our schools, hostels and non-formal programmes were established in areas with little or no education provision, beginning in Mundra (India), Gwadar (Pakistan) and Zanzibar (Tanzania).
Today, we work in 10 countries across East Africa and South and Central Asia. Over 89 percent of our 197 schools and pre-primary centres are located in rural and remote communities where access to quality education is limited. We offer non-formal education programmes at over 100 centres, and undertake outreach to provide training and share best practices with other educators in the communities we serve.
Each school aspires to deliver an academically rigorous and well-rounded curriculum that honours the context in which students live and their place as global citizens. We aim to nurture socially and environmentally conscious citizens who strive for positive change in their schools and wider community beyond graduation.
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The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) employs over 6,570 staff, 99 percent of whom are local and 53 percent of whom are women.
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We work in 10 countries.
104,500
We serve over 104,500 students every year.
6,570
The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) employs over 6,570 staff, 99 percent of whom are local and 53 percent of whom are women.
10
We work in 10 countries.
104,500
We serve over 104,500 students every year.
His Highness the Aga Khan
Osh, October 2002
AKES in East Africa
We operate schools in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, offering the national and international curricula.
AKES in Central Asia
We run schools, early childhood development centres and education programmes in remote areas in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
AKES in South Asia
We run over 180 schools across Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, including preschools and hostels.
AKES in the Middle East
Our early learning centre in Dubai provides award-winning bilingual education for children aged one- to four-years.
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