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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…

Literacy Rate: Overall, Male, Female and Provincial Comparison

    Literacy Rates in Pakistan by Gender and Province (2023) Literate % Total Male Female Transgender Pakistan 60.65 68 52.84 40.15 Balochistan 42.01 50.5 32.8 24.97 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51.09 64.57 37.15 44.67 Punjab 66.25 71.98 60.19 41.3 Sindh 57.54 64.23 50.21 37.45 Islamabad Capital Territory 83.97 88.23 79.13 47.04…

Education Insights

Pakistan’s Education Profile: GER, PTR, ETR, and Literacy Rate Source: Pakistan Education…

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

  Pupil–Teacher Ratio by Education Level and Province in Pakistan (2022–2023) Region Level Pupil-Teacher Ratio Pakistan Primary 38 Middle 24 High 28 Higher Secondary 31 Total 32 Punjab Primary 42 Middle 30 High 33 Higher Secondary 37 Total 36 Sindh Primary 36 Middle 22 High 25 Higher Secondary 40 Total…

Teachers Qualifications

Educational and Professional Qualifications of Teachers in Government and Private Schools by Province Educational Qualifications of Teachers in Government and Private Schools by Province Region Qualification Government Schools (%) Private Schools (%) Pakistan Matriculation 3.63 3.94 FA 8.08 17.93 BA 31.09 37.96 MA or above 55.28 38.96 Others 1.92 1.2…

Provincial MPI

  Provincial Comparison of Multidimensional Poverty in Pakistan Survey Year MPI Value Balochistan 2019 – 2020 0.327 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2019 – 2020 0.196 Punjab 2017 – 2018 0.1 Sindh 2018 – 2019 0.25 Gilgit Baltistan 2016 – 2017 0.179 Source: MICS…

National Multidimensional Poverty Index

  Pakistan’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and Deprivation Profile (2017–2018) Survey Year MPI Value Headcount % Intensity of Deprivations Population share (%) Contribution of deprivation in dimension to overall multidimensional poverty (%) Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty In Severe Multidimensional Poverty Below Income Poverty Line Health Education Standard of Living 2017…

Access To Drinking Water

Access to Drinking Water in Pakistan: Quality, Availability, and Household Reach Access to Improved, Basic, and Available Drinking Water by Province (%) Province Use of improved drinking water sources Use of basic drinking water services Availability of drinking water Balochistan 85.6 79.6 51.6 KP 90.5 86.8 77.4 Punjab 99.4 95.6…

Child Protection

Birth Registration – Birth Registration Rates in Pakistan by Urban and Rural Areas (PDHS 2017-18) – Birth Registration Rates by Gender in Pakistan (MICS)  – Number of Registration Certificates Issused in 2025 (NADRA) – Number of Child Registration Certificates Issued in 2024 (NADRA) Child Discipline – Percentage of Children aged…

Major Burden Of Diseases Among Children

  Burden of Diseases in Pakistan (2024-2025) Province Year Measles Malaria AD (Non-cholera) ALRI <5 years Dengue AFP HIV/AIDS TB ICT 2024 32 100 16,299 185 238 0 32 402 2025 28 67 19,625 422 14 2 12 514 Balochistan 2024 1,642 237,726 297,182 78,536 2,506 106 78 5,550 2025…

WASH

  Wash in Schools Schools 2023 Basic water services (%) Basic sanitation services (%) Basic hygiene services (%) Total Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary Total Primary Secondary 35 47 34 42 42 48 – – – Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)   Wash in Healthcare Healthcare facilities 2023…

HIV – AIDS

AIDS-related Mortality Per 100,000 Population Children 0–14 Adolescents 10–19 Adolescent girls 10–19 Adolescent boys 10–19 1.01 0.09 0.08 0.09 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)   Number Of Children Living With HIV Children 0–14 Adolescents 10–19 Adolescent girls 10–19 Adolescent boys 10–19 8,300 5,100 2,000 3,100 Source: UNICEF (State…

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