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Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children (2024)

  Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children (PPC) 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 Age Group Number of Cases Percentage (%) 0–5 years 414 2 6–10 years 1,964 11 11–15 years 5,200 30 16–17 years 9,770 56 Source: ICT Police, Balochistan Police, KP Police, Punjab Police, Sindh Police   Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children under the Pakistan Penal…

Five-Year Comparison of Teachers

  Five-Year Comparison of Teachers (2019-2024) Sector 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-24 2023-24 Public 897,208 880,996 861,465 953,437 972,099 Other Public 23,817 27,397 28,350 42,206 67,277 Private 1,155,666 1,201,231 1,249,676 1,580,809 1,618,252 Total 2,076,691 2,109,624 2,139,491 2,576,452 2,657,628 PES 2023-24 Note(s): Mosque Schools are included in Primary Schools. Other Public Sector…

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Birth Registration – Birth Registration Rates in Pakistan by Urban and Rural…

Reported Child Sexual Violence Offences

  Reported Cases of Child Sexual Offences and Related Crimes by PPC Sections 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 Category PPC Sections Nature of Offence Total Charges Obscenity and Seduction 292-A Exposure of seduction involving a child 12 Drug-Facilitated Sexual Offences 328-A Administering intoxicant or drug to facilitate sexual…
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Number of Child Registration Certificates Issued in 2024

  Number of Child Registration Certificates Issued in 2024 (1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024) Region Male Female Transgender Total Total 6,012,438 5,855,463 0 11,867,901 ICT 44,055 42,894 0 86,949 Balochistan 422,447 406,948 0 829,395 KP 1,393,342 1,404,608 0 2,797,950 Punjab 2,275,366 2,179,571 0 4,454,937 Sindh 1,877,228 1,821,442 0…
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Birth Registration Rates by Gender in Pakistan

  Birth Registration Rates by Gender in Pakistan (%) Provinces  Total Male Female Balochistan 44.1 44.2 44.1 KP 29.5 29.7 29.3 Punjab 79.9 80.1 79.7 Sindh 34 34.4 33.6 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19 )…
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Child Protection Insights

Birth Registration Birth Registration Rates in Pakistan by Urban and Rural Areas Region Total (%) Urban (%) Rural (%) National 42.2 60.3 33.7 ICT 82.4 Balochistan 37.8 46 34 KP 18.8 30.4 16.3 Punjab 57.8 70.5 51.7 Sindh 27.6 53.8 6.9 PDHS 2017-18   Provincial Birth Registration Rates by Gender…
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Alternative Care

Punjab Category Punjab (2017-2018) 0-4 5-9 10–14 15-17 Total Living with neither biological parent (both dead) 0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 Both parents living elsewhere 0.5 1 1.2 2.6 1.1 Both parents living abroad 0 0 0 0 0 Adopted, foster, or step-child 20.4 12.4 8.4 3.2 9.4 Source: MICS…
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Child Online Protection

Country-Specific Reports of OCSEA Cases Country 2021 2022 2023 India 4,699,515 5,675,324 8,923,738 Philippines 3,188,793 2,576,182 2,740,905 Pakistan 2,030,801 2,059,884 1,924,739 Indonesia 1,861,135 1,878,011 1,925,549 Bangladesh 1,743,240 2,145,098 2,491,368 Iraq 1,220,470 905,883 749,746 Algeria 1,171,653 731,167 762,754 Source Cybertipline   Local Complaints in Pakistan (2021-2023) Year Local Complaints 2021 133…
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Child Marriage

Pakistan Married before the age of 15 4.70% Married before the age of 18 18.30% PDHS 2017-18   CHILD MARRIAGES IN PROVINCES PERCENTAGE MARRIED BEFORE AGE 15 Provinces Male Female Balochistan (2019-2020) 2 6.7 KP (2019) 1 7.3 Sindh (2018-2019) 2.6 7.7 Punjab(2017-2018) 1 4.4 Gilgit-Baltistan (2016-2017) 13.1 Source: MICS   Marriage Data…
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Child Labour

Punjab Child Labour in Punjab (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-14 Years 13.4 16.8 9.7 5-17 Years 16.9 21.8 11.5 Source: PCLS 2019-20   Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry Industry Characteristics Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Manufacturing Water collection Construction Wholesale and retail trade…
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