The study was designed to investigate public perception about non-governmental organizations (NGOs) contribution in providing basic education opportunities in Peshawar. A comparative study of public, private and NGO schools was conducted to explore the issue at hand. The collected data were statistically analyzed and association among the three groups was calculated. It was found from the data that more than 44% of the respondents chose public schools, where as about 31% opted for private schools and nearly 25% relied on NGO schools for their children. Out of those whose ...