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…

Mental Health Among Adolescents

  Mental Health Problems (children age 5-17 years) Region Anxiety Depression Balochistan 5.2 4.4 KP 7 5.3 Punjab 3.7 2.7 Sindh 4 3.2 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19)   Mental Health Issues (Punjab) 10-14 years Not in child Labour 11% In child labour 16.20% 15-17…

Country-Specific Reports of OCSEA Cases

  Country-Specific Reports of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA), 2021–2024 Country 2021 2022 2023 2024 India 4,699,515 5,675,324 8,923,738 2,252,528 Philippines 3,188,793 2,576,182 2,740,905 1,721,249 Pakistan 2,030,801 2,059,884 1,924,739 1,036,608 Indonesia 1,861,135 1,878,011 1,925,549 1,450,403 Bangladesh 1,743,240 2,145,098 2,491,368 1,112,857 Iraq 1,220,470 905,883 749,746 588,225 Algeria 1,171,653 731,167…

Health

Mortality Indicators – Child Mortality Indicators of Pakistan (National, Provincial) – Life Expectancy and Maternal Mortality: Pakistan in Regional Context Healthcare Infrastructure and Service Delivery Mechanisms – Types of Health Facilities available in Pakistan – Registered  Health Professionals and Population Coverage in Pakistan (2011-2023) Childhood Immunisation Coverage – Fully Immunised…

Global CSAM Cases

Global Reported Cases of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), 2021–2024 Year Number of CSAM Cases 2021 29,309,106 2022 31,901,234 2023 35,925,098 2024 19,854,300 Source: Cybertipline…

Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children (2024)

  Age-Wise Distribution of Crimes Against Children under the Pakistan Penal Code (1 Jan – 31 Dec 2024) PPC Sections Details 0-5 YR 06-10 YR 11-15 YR 16-17 (under 18) 292A Exposure to seduction 0 3 11 3 354 Assault or criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage…

Reported Child Sexual Violence Offences

  Reported Child Sexual Violence Offences* under Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860 (1 January – 31 December 2024) Section Details ICT KP Punjab Sindh Total (PPC) M F X M F X M F X M F X 292-A Exposure to seduction 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 2…

Over-age For Grades

Over-Age Children in Primary and Middle School by Province and Gender Percentage of children attending primary and middle school who are overage by 1 and by 2 or more years for the grade attended. Region Primary School Middle School Percentage Overage by 1 year Over-age by 2 or more years…

Number of Child Registration Certificates Issued in 2024

  Number of Child Registration Certificates Issued in 2024 (1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024) Region Male Female Transgender Total Total 6,012,438 5,855,463 0 11,867,901 ICT 44,055 42,894 0 86,949 Balochistan 422,447 406,948 0 829,395 KP 1,393,342 1,404,608 0 2,797,950 Punjab 2,275,366 2,179,571 0 4,454,937 Sindh 1,877,228 1,821,442 0…
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