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…

Sindh Child Labour By Industry

  Percentage of Sindh Children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry(%) Characteristics Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Manufacturing Wholesale and retail trade Water Collection Construction Accommodation and food service activities Activities of households as employees Other Industries Age Both sexes 5-17 YR 55.1 12.4 10.8 7 5.5 2.3 1.8 5.2…

Prevalence of Child Labour in Gilgit Baltistan by Age and Gender

  Prevalence of Child Labour in Gilgit Baltistan by Age and Gender (%) Age (YR) Number Total % Boys Girls Total (5-17) 50,761 13.1 26,891 13.60% 23,870 12.50% 5-9 7,029 4.2 3,753 4.30% 3,276 4.10% 10-13 20,024 16.4 10,231 17.20% 9,793 15.70% 14-17 23,708 23.7 12,907 25.10% 10,801 22.30% Source:…

ICT Child Labour By Industry

  Number & Percentage of ICT children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry Characteristics Wholesale and retail trade (%) Activities of households as employees % Manufacturing(%) Water Supply (%) Education % Accommodation and food service activities (%) Agriculture, forestry and fishing (%) Construction(%) Other industries (%) Total number of…

ICT Child Labour By Occupation

  Number & Percentage of Children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Occupation Characteristics Elementary occupations(%) Service & sales workers (%) Craft and related trades workers (%) Professionals (%) Other Occupations(%) Total Number of children Both sexes Total 32.2 26.5 31.4 3.9 5.9 13,980 5-11 YR 77.5 8.4 14.1 0…

Prevalence of Child Labour in Balochistan by Age and Gender

  Prevalence of Child Labour in Balochistan by Age and Gender (%) Age (YR) Number Total % Boys Girls Total 201,351 3.7 170,643 5.70% 30,708 1.30% 5-11 46,034 1.3 33,853 1.80% 12,181 0.80% 12-13 36,577 4.9 29,889 7.20% 6,688 2.00% 14-17 118,741 9.8 106,901 14.80% 11,840 2.40% Source: Balochistan Child…

Child Labour by Industry

  KP 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 Accommodation and food service activities Transportation and storage Other Industries Total number of children in Child labour Both sexes Total 51.6 7.7…

Public Schools with Daycare Facility by Region and Gender

  Public Schools with Daycare Facility by Region and Gender Region Boys (%) Girls (%) Total (%) National 1.85 2.8 2.22 Punjab 5.46 5.08 5.26 Sindh 0.9 1.38 1.01 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 0.17 0.45 0.28 Balochistan 0 0 0 Islamabad Capital Territory 3.47 14.66 8.91 Source: PES 2023-24…
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