Digital Divide and Educational Inequality: A Post-Pandemic Study of Online Learning in Rural and Urban Pakistan

Aisha Sami · 2025 · Journal of Social Science Perspectives

Summary. Rural students in Pakistan face severe digital divides compared to urban peers, with less access to technology, internet connectivity, and learning devices. This gap directly harms their academic engagement, performance, and psychological well-being. The study of 400 students reveals rural learners experience higher stress and greater educational disruption. Bridging this divide requires infrastructure improvements, inclusive digital policies, and gender-sensitive interventions to ensure equitable education outcomes.

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DOI

10.65761/jssp.2025.v2.i1.7

Countries

Pakistan

Regions

Asia

Categories

broadband-and-digital, education, general-innovation

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2026-05-01