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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 Source: Census 2023…

Education Insights

Pakistan’s Education Profile: GER, PTR, ETR, and Literacy Rate Source: Pakistan Education Statistics 2022-2023   Pakistan Literacy Table Literate % Total Male Female Pakistan 60.65 68.00 52.84 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51.09 64.57 37.15 Punjab 66.25 71.98 60.19 Sindh 57.54 64.23 50.21 Balochistan 42.01 50.50 32.80 Islamabad Capital Territory 83.97 88.23 79.13…

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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Child Discipline

Child Discipline Child Discipline (Percentage of children aged 1-14 years who experienced Physical Punishment/ any violent discipline method) Provinces Total Male Female Balochistan (2019-2020) 55.3 56.4 54 KP (2019) 82.7 84.6 80.6 Sindh (2018-2019) 79.6 80.5 78.6 Punjab (2024) 83.1 84.5 81.6 GB (2016-2017) 84.6 86 83.1 Source: MICS…
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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 Provinces Total…
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Public Financing

Public Expenditure on Education in Pakistan by Province (2019–2023) Years Category Current Expenditure Development Expenditure Total Expenditure Percent of GDP (2015-16 Base) 2019-20 Federal 83,266 31,300 114,566 1.9 Punjab 337,562 35,378 372,940 Sindh 165,028 5,427 170,455 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 162,778 18,523 181,301 Balochistan 53,640 8,111 61,751 Pakistan 802,274 98,739 901,013 2020-21…
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Teachers Data

  Teachers (Public, Other Public, Private Sector) by Province, Level, Gender, and Location) Province/ Level URBAN RURAL TOTAL Region Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Punjab Pre-Primary 6 345 351 19 1,177 1,196 25 1,522 1,547 Primary 6,179 24,325 30,504 43,407 64,897 108,304 49,586 89,222 138,808 Middle…
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Enrolment Comparison

  Six-Year Enrolment Trends in Pakistan by Education Stage and Sector (2018–2024) Stage* Sector 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Pre – Primary Public 4,844,876 4,172,699 3,334,296 3,922,585 4,486,920 4,671,181 Other Public 38,906 44,174 54,304 58,247 95,184 350,294 Private 4,719,531 4,736,903 4,962,570 4,985,610 5,064,577 4,579,123 Total 9,603,313 8,953,776 8,351,170 8,966,442…
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Non Formal Education

Province-Wise Status of Non-Formal Education: Learners, Centres, and Gender Composition (2022-24) Province wise NFE Learners / Students Province / Area 2022-23 2023-24 Male Female Total Male Female Total Azad Jammu & Kashmir 10466 10722 21188 10331 15263 25594 Balochistan 12001 16958 28959 15543 27272 42815 Gilgit Baltistan 13827 16192 30019…
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