Top 5 Most Polluted Countries in 2024 Based on Annual Average PM2.5 Concentrations Rank Country PM2.5 Level (µg/m³) Times Higher than WHO Guideline 1 Chad 91.8 18× 2 Bangladesh 78 15× 3 Pakistan 73.7 14× 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 58.2 11× 5 India 50.6 10× Source: IQAir – World Air Quality Report 2024
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Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI): Global Rankings and Pakistan’s Position CCRI Rank Country Climate & Environmental Factors Child Vulnerability Children’s Climate Risk Index 1 Central African Republic 6.7 9.8 8.7 2 Chad 7 9.4 8.5 3 Nigeria 8.8 8.1 8.5 4 Guinea 7.7 8.9 8.3 5 Guinea-Bissau 6.4 9.5 8 6 Somalia 7.3 8.4 7.9 7 Niger 7.3 8.3 7.8 8 South Sudan 6.8 9 7.9 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.2
Micronutrient Deficiencies in Children (6-59 months) Region Anaemia Iron Deficiency Vitamin A Deficiency Vitamin D Deficiency Zinc Deficiency Pakistan 53.7 28.6 51.5 62.7 18.6 ICT 24.3 16.8 43.3 44.6 9.9 Balochistan 70.5 23.1 58.5 70.9 21.8 KP 60.8 20.3 46.7 77 18.6 Punjab 52.1 29.7 49.1 70.7 18 Sindh 51.1 32.4 57.8 37 19.2 Source: NNS 2018
Malnutritional Indicators of Children Under Five (%) Indicator Total Boys Girls Stunting 40 40.9 39.4 Wasting 17.7 18.4 17 Underweight 29 29.3 28.4 Overweight 9.5 9.7 9.2 Source: NNS 2018 Provincial/Regional Breakdown of Malnutrition Indicators (%) Region Stunting Wasting Underweight Overweight ICT 32.6 12.1 19.2 5.8 Balochistan 46.6 18.9 31 16.7 KP 40 15 23.1 12.9 Punjab 36.4 15.3 23.5 9.9 Sindh 45.5 23.3 41.3 5.2 Source: NNS 2018 Malnutrition among
Use of Technology in Classrooms: Availability of Computer Labs and Internet in Schools Region Facility in Government School/Level (%) Primary Elementary Secondary Overall National (Rural) Computer Lab in School 0 14 51 12 Internet Available in School 7 17 43 14 Balochistan (Rural) Computer Lab in School 0 1 14 2 Internet Available in School 6 5 16 7 KP (Rural) Computer Lab in School 0 6 33 3 Internet Available in School
Subject-Wise Learning Outcomes of Grade 5 Students by Province and Year (2019-2023) Provinces (Class 5) Learning Level Urdu (story) (Class 5) Learning Level English (Sentences) (Class 5) Learning Level Arithmetic (2-Digit Division) 2019 2021 2023 2019 2021 2023 2019 2021 2023 National 59.1 54.9 50 55.4 56 54 56.9 51.4 46.3 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 59.2 49.8 44.2 59.8 53.6 48 70.1 50.3 49.2 Punjab 69.5 68.4 65.1 65.9 73.2 67 60.6 68.9 60.5 Balochistan
Student Learning Outcomes Literacy and Numeracy by Grade Level Class/ Grade Learning Level Urdu (story level) Learning Level Arithmetic (2-digit Division) 1 4.3 3 2 8.6 5.8 3 17.5 12.6 4 32 24.4 5 50 46.3 6 54.2 46.7 7 61.4 55.5 8 68.2 63.4 9 72.7 68.8 10 85.1 79.8 Source: ASER 2023
Effective Transition Rates in Pakistan: Primary to Middle & Middle to Secondary (2020–2023) Year Primary to Middle Middle to Secondary 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 79 81 83 92 90 92 Source: PES 2022-2023
Availability of Facilities for Children with Disabilities in Schools by Province and School Type Region Facilities in Schools Government Schools (%) Private Schools (%) Primary Elementary Secondary Overall Primary Elementary Secondary Overall National (Rural) Ramps 19 28 41 23 51 47 57 55 Accessible Toilets 49 51 64 51 53 62 54 57 Balochistan (Rural) Ramps 5 8 11 6 0 0 0 0 Accessible Toilets 32 15 61 35 0 0 0
Gender Comparison of Gross Enrolment Rates (GER) by Education Level in Pakistan (2022–23) Stage Male GER (%) Female GER (%) Pre-Primary ~82 ~70 Primary ~84 ~72 Middle ~56 ~52 High ~45 ~41 Higher Secondary ~23 ~22 Source: Girl’s Education in Pakistan Statistics and Trends 2022-23
DEPIx Rankings: School Infrastructure & Access by Region Sr No. National & Provincial Averages Region Infrastructure & Access DEPIX Ranking 1 National 58.95 2 Balochistan 45.19 3 KP 62.76 4 Punjab 73.36 5 Sindh 52.47 Source: DEPIx Report 2023
Public Schools with All Five Basic Facilities by Region and Year (Electricity, drinking water, toilets, boundary wall, and satisfactory building condition) Region 2018–19 (%) 2019–20 (%) 2020–21 (%) 2021–22 (%) 2022–23 (%) 2023–24 (%) National 71 56 55 45 41 47 Punjab 72 77 77 77 75 74 Sindh Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported 12 7.6 7.6 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Not Reported 49 52 56 51 64 Balochistan Not Reported 2.8 2.8 16 2.7