The Effect of Educational Status on Political Tolerance: A Research Study conducted in District Lower Dir

Abstract

The study examines the association of educational status and political tolerance. The fieldwork for the study is carried out in Lower Dir, a northern district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Respondents belong to a traditional society of Pakhtun ethnic group. Pakhtunwali, the cultural code of life, deeply regulates their behavior. The total number of respondents is 1200 consists of both gender. The data is collected through a structured questionnaire. The collected data is analyzed by applying regression statistics. The results reveal that educational status is positively and significantly associated with political tolerance (P < 0.05). Moreover; educational status brings
about 6% improvements in political tolerance of the people. The results further reveal that nonliterate people have higher political tolerance than highly educated and less educated people respectively. High political tolerance among non-literate might be due to the informal socialization process.