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…

Afghan Refugees in Pakistan by Province

  Afghan Refugees in Pakistan by Province (30 June 2025) Province/Region Population % Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 717,945 52.70 Balochistan 326,584 24.00 Punjab 195,188 14.30 Sindh 75,510 5.50 ICT 43,154 3.20 AJK 4,419 0.30 Source: UNHCR    …

Registered Afghan Refugees in Pakistan by Age

  Age and Gender Profile of Registered Afghan Refugees in Pakistan (30 June 2025) Total Population 1,362,800 Years Male (%) Female (%) 0-4 7.30 7.30 5-11 years 12.60 12.10 12-17 years 6.90 6.40 18-59 years 23.80 19.70 60+ 2.30 1.60 Source: UNHCR…

Infants with Incarcerated Mothers

  Babies Residing with Incarcerated Mothers in Women’s Jails in Sindh (as on 31 Dec 2024) Prison Number of Babies Women’s Jail Karachi 40 Women’s Jail Hyderabad 12 Women’s Jail Sukkur 13 Total 65 Source: Prison Department Sindh…

Children Released on Probation

Children Released on Probation in Punjab and Balochistan (Jan 2022 – Sep 2024) Children Released on Probation (1 Jan 2022- 30 Sep 2024) in Punjab Year Total Age Group Gender 11-15 Years 16-17 Years M F X 2022 98 5 93 96 2 – 2023 89 33 56 89 –…

DEPIx Ranking

  DEPIx Rankings: National and Provincial Performance in Learning, Inclusion, and Governance (2023) Region Overall Index Score Learning Inclusion: Equity & Technology Goverance & Management National 53.46 47.52 58.67 56.18 Balochistan 45.5 44.94 50.64 48.53 KP 54.47 44.18 52.8 65.94 Punjab 61.39 51.02 75.05 56.4 Sindh 51.55 49.93 54.5 53.28…

Heatwave Prediction for 2030 and 2050

  Rising Heat Extremes: Pakistan’s Heatwave Outlook for 2030 and 2050 2030s 2050s Reference Period: 1901-2021 Very Hot Days: Above 35°C Region Days Days Increase % age Days Increase % age Pakistan 114.09 123.56 8.3 135.08 9.32 Balochistan 112.22 124.81 11.22 138.51 10.98 Federal Capital Territory 39.2 45.29 15.54 55.66…

School Readiness

  School Readiness by Province and Gender (MICS) Percentage of children attending the first grade of primary school who attended an early childhood education program during the previous school year. Region Percentage Balochistan Total 34 Male 35.7 Female 31.7 KP Total 82.3 Male 81.7 Female 83.1 Punjab Total 90.6 Male…

PM 2.5 Emissions- City-wise Data

    Ranking of Pakistani Cities by PM2.5 Air Pollution  Rank City Years 2023 2022 2021 2020 1 Lahore 99.5 97.4 86.5 79.2 2 Faisalabad 88.2 84.5 94.2 73.2 3 Peshawar 76.5 91.8 89.6 — 4 Rawalpindi 59.5 48.5 51.4 42.4 5 Karachi 56.4 50.6 45.9 43.8 6 Mangla 50.7…

Climate-Induced Migration in Pakistan

  Climate-Induced Internal Migration Patterns in Pakistan (Province-wise) Province Rural to Rural Rural to Urban Urban to Urban Urban to Rural Total All 15.9 60.7 19.7 3.7 100 Punjab 16.2 58.4 22 3.4 100 Sindh 4.8 53.6 33.3 8.4 100 KP 20.2 69.6 8.2 2 100 Balochistan 7.1 70.3 16.3…

Juvenile Population at Remand Home Karachi

  Status of Juvenile Population at Remand Home Karachi Description Total Juveniles admitted (01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024) 53 Juvenile population as of 31.12.2024 20 Juvenile population as of 17.02.2025 17 Source: Prison Department Sindh…
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