Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 15 by Gender and Province % of Population Aged 20–24 Years Provinces Male Female Balochistan 1.6 7.2 KP 0.9 6.4 Sindh 2.2 7.5 Punjab 0.6 2.5 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)…
Prevalence of Child Marriage Among Girls in Pakistan Age Group Percentage of Girls Married Before the age of 18 18.30 Before the age of 15 4.70 Source: PDHS 2017-2018…
Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 18 by Gender and Province % of Population Aged 20–24 Years Provinces Male Female Balochistan 6.4 21.9 KP 5.3 26.3 Sindh 8.5 24.7 Punjab 3 13.8 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)…
Global Reported Cases of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), 2021–2023 Year Number of CSAM Cases 2021 29,309,106 2022 31,901,234 2023 35,925,098 Source: Cybertipline…
Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children under the Pakistan Penal Code (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2024) PPC Sections Details 0-5 YR 06-10 YR 11-15 YR 16-17 (under 18) 292A Exposure to seduction 0 3 11 3 354 Assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage…
Reported Child Sexual Violence Offences in Balochistan (1 Jan 2022- 20 Sep 2024) Crime Gender of Child Age M F X 0-5 YR 06-10 YR 12-17 (under 18) Rape/Sodomy 135 39 0 17 91 66 Child Sexual Abuse (Rape/Sodmoy) & Murder 16 1 0 0 12 5 Child Sexual…
Reported Child Sexual Violence Offences* under Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860 (1 January – 31 December 2024) Section Details ICT KP Punjab Sindh Total (PPC) M F X M F X M F X M F X 292-A Exposure to seduction 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 2…
Over-Age Children in Primary and Middle School by Province and Gender Percentage of children attending primary and middle school who are overage by 1 and by 2 or more years for the grade attended. Region Primary School Middle School Percentage Overage by 1 year Over-age by 2 or more years…
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