Ambrenn and her three brothers and sisters all attend school. Even though the overall literacy rate in Pakistan is 32% for girls and 56% among boys, in the northern district of Hunza where Ambrenn lives 100% of boys and girls attend school. This is largely due to the attitude toward female education among the Ismailis (the most liberal of the Muslim sects in Pakistan) and the financial support for schools and health care contributed by the Ismaili leader, the Aga Khan.