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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…

Juvenile Population in Detention Centres (YOIS) in Sindh (2024)

  Juvenile Population in Detention Centres (YOIS) in Sindh (2024) (01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024) Name of Jail/ Y.O.I.S Undertrials Convicts Total Male Female Male Female Youthful Offenders Industrial School & C.F Karachi 882 0 172 0 1054 Youthful Offenders Industrial School & C.F Hyderabad 152 0 5 0 157 Youthful Offenders…
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Cases of Child Trafficking in Pakistan

  Reported Cases of Child Trafficking and Exploitation in Pakistan Under the Pakistan Penal Code (1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024) Section Details ICT KP Punjab Sindh Total (PPC) M F X M F X M F X M F X 365-B * Kidnapping, abducting or inducing any woman…
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Provincial Budgets (Current vs Development)

  Federal and Provincial Health Expenditures Years Region Current Expenditure Development Expenditures Total Expenditures Percent of GDP 2017-18 Federal 16721 18129 34850 1.1 Punjab 173992 44906 218898 Sindh 77399 6342 83741 KP 44587 12909 57496 Balochistan 16334 5148 21482 Pakistan 329033 87434 416467 2018-19 Federal 16853 10278 27131 1 Punjab…
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Labour Inspection in Balochistan and KP

  Child Labour Inspections and Enforcement in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2022–2024*) Year No. of inspections No. of convictions Fine/Penalties imposed by Court Balochistan KP Balochistan KP Balochistan KP 2022 241 8,982 5 360 500 385,862 2023 387 10,567 10 245 10000 600,000 2024 221 2,928 3 17 3000 51,000…
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Budgets

  Federal and Provincial Health Budget 2024-25 (in millions) Budget Type Federal Sindh Punjab KP Balochistan Total Health Budget 56356 321712 371806 212294 77167 Current Budget- Health (%) 49.99 90.22 73.09 83.46 74.03 Development Budget- Health (%) 50.01 9.78 26.91 16.54 25.97 Source: CPDI    …
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Child Domestic Labour in Punjab

Child Domestic Labour in Punjab: Prevalence and Gender-based Analysis Prevalence of Child Domestic Labour in Punjab by Age Age Group Total Working Population Children in Domestic Work(%) 5-14 YR 3,835,956 1.7 5-17 YR 6,036,473 1.6 5-9 YR 780,122 1.3 10-14 YR 3,055,834 2 15-17 YR 2,200,517 1.2 Source: Punjab Child…
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Child Labour in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  Prevalence of Child Labour in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by Age and Gender (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-17 YR 9 11.7 5.9 5-11 YR 5.3 5.9 4.7 12-13 YR 10.9 14.3 7.2 14-17 YR 15.5 22.3 7.9 Source: KPCLS 2022…
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Child Labour in Punjab

  Prevalence of Child Labour in Punjab by Age and Gender (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-14 YR 13.4 16.8 9.7 5-17 YR 16.9 21.8 11.5 Source: PCLS 2019-20…
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Adolescent Health Risk Factors

  Adolescent Health Risk Factors by Gender and Year Risk Factors (%) Alcohol Use (aged 15–19) Year 2016 Tobacco Use (aged 13–15) Year 2022 Insufficient Physical Activity (aged 11–17) Year 2016 Male 1 13 85 Female 0 7 89 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)…
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