Family Planning Indicators Among Married Adolescent Girls (15–19 Years) (%) Region Demand Satisfied (Modern Methods) Unmet Need % of Demand for Modern Methods of Family Planning Satisfied Balochistan 16 37 7 KP 30 29 13 Punjab 30 15 7 Sindh 19 21 5 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19) Reproductive Health and Maternal Care Indicators (2017–2023) Births by age 18 (%) Demand for family planning satisfied with modern
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Percentage of dropped out Children (Aged 5-16) by Gender & Region Region Male Female National 4 4.1 Punjab 3.8 3.1 Sindh 2.8 3.4 Balochistan 6.9 6.7 KPK 3 3.6 GB 1.4 1 AJK 0.6 0.9 Source: ASER 2023
Birth Registration Rates by Gender in Pakistan (%) Provinces Total Male Female Balochistan 44.1 44.2 44.1 KP 29.5 29.7 29.3 Punjab 79.9 80.1 79.7 Sindh 34 34.4 33.6 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19 )
Student and Teacher Attendance Rates by Province, Level, and School Type Region Type/Level Government Schools (%) Private Schools (%) Primary Elementary High Overall Primary Elementary High Overall National (Rural) Children attendance 85 88 88 87 91 90 90 90 Teacher attendance 88 90 92 89 85 86 77 84 Balochistan (Rural) Children attendance 81 82 86 83 89 90 93 90 Teacher attendance 88 88 89 85 62 24 74 60 KP (Rural) Children
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
Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Child Bearing Percentage of women age 20-24 years who have had a live birth before age 18 Province Urban Rural Balochistan 12 13 KP 10 12 Punjab 11 13 Sindh 10 14 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19)
Anaemia Among Adolescent Girls (%) Region Anaemic Adolescent Girls ICT 48 Balochistan 57.3 KP 48.3 Punjab 56.6 Sindh 61.9 Source: NNS 2018
Adolescents (aged 10-19) Nutritional Status (%) Indicator Boys Girls Normal 61.4 71.4 Underweight 21.1 11.8 Overweight 10.2 11.4 Obesity 7.7 5.5 Source: NNS 2018 Nutritional Status of Adolescent (aged 10-19) by Province/Region (%) Region Underweight Overweight Obesity Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls ICT 20 8.9 8 11.2 6.5 7.3 Balochistan 12.2 12.2 16 13.6 17.2 9.1 KP 13 6.2 14.7 15.3 11.9 8.5 Punjab 18 10.5 10.5 12.1 7.5 5.5 Sindh
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari 30-May-2025 signed “The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2025” into a law criminalising child marriages in the federal capital despite opposition from a Council of Islamic Ideology (CII). The National Assembly and the Senate passed the bill separately last week. It was moved by Sharmila Farooqui in the National Assembly and Senator Sherry Rehman in the Senate. However, after its passage by the two Houses of Parliament,
Deeni Madaris: Institutions, Teachers and Enrolment by Province and Gender (2023-24) Region Institutions Enrolment Teachers Male Female Mixed Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Punjab 20,053 8,822 818 29,693 739,551 1,041,715 1,781,266 93,850 32,159 126,009 Sindh 6,556 2,526 136 9,218 324,247 279,994 604,241 45,545 9,026 54,571 KP 10,951 1,827 211 12,989 158,520 324,261 482,781 77,637 7,578 85,215 Balochistan 3,384 504 63 3,951 78,949 64,241 143,190 28,652 1,730 30,382 AJ&K 1,418 583 50
Provincial Breakdown of NFE Teaching Workforce by Gender (2022–24) Province/ Area 2022-23 2023-24 Male Female Total Male Female Total AJK 56 547 603 63 717 780 Balochistan 364 598 962 534 937 1471 GB 327 611 938 330 808 1138 ICT 330 1,347 1,677 501 1481 1982 KP 1,184 6,589 7,773 1782 7326 9108 Punjab 2,762 17,616 20,378 3168 18474 21642 Sindh 218 1,184 1,402 353 1929 2282 Total 5,241 28,692 33,733 6,731
DEPIx Rankings: Education Sector Financing Scores in Pakistan (2023) Region Public Financing- DEPIx Ranking National 42.94 Balochistan 35.9 KP 45.79 Punjab 43.61 Sindh 46.67 Source: DEPIx Report 2023