Access to Sanitation Facilities by Province (%) Province Use of improved sanitation facilities Use of basic sanitation services Open defecation Balochistan 65.5 62.8 14.6 KP 81.2 75.3 9.5 Punjab 87.3 73.2 6.3 Sindh 65.9 58.8 24 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)
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Social Protection Indicators for Children in Pakistan by Province and Age Group Health Insurance Coverage Value External economic support to the poorest households value Children in the households that received any type of social transfers value Survey Year Children Age 5 -17 Children Under Age 5 Balochistan 2019 – 2020 1.9 2.1 11.7 14.9 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2019 – 2020 1.2 1.2 46.2 51.5 Punjab 2017 – 2018 3.2 2.3 37.3 48.4 Sindh 2018
Pupil–Teacher Ratio by Education Level and Province in Pakistan (2022–2023) Region Level Pupil-Teacher Ratio Pakistan Primary 38 Middle 24 High 28 Higher Secondary 31 Total 32 Punjab Primary 42 Middle 30 High 33 Higher Secondary 37 Total 36 Sindh Primary 36 Middle 22 High 25 Higher Secondary 40 Total 32 KP Primary 38 Middle 13 High 21 Higher Secondary 23 Total 30 Balochistan Primary 26 Middle 18 High 20 Higher Secondary 22 Total
Educational and Professional Qualifications of Teachers in Government and Private Schools by Province Educational Qualifications of Teachers in Government and Private Schools by Province Region Qualification Government Schools (%) Private Schools (%) Pakistan Matriculation 3.63 3.94 FA 8.08 17.93 BA 31.09 37.96 MA or above 55.28 38.96 Others 1.92 1.2 Balochistan Matriculation 6.23 15.53 FA 20.72 31.06 BA 37.99 29.46 MA or above 32.05 23.08 Others 3.02 0.87 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Matriculation 3.03 1.39 FA
Provincial Comparison of Multidimensional Poverty in Pakistan Survey Year MPI Value Balochistan 2019 – 2020 0.327 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2019 – 2020 0.196 Punjab 2017 – 2018 0.1 Sindh 2018 – 2019 0.25 Gilgit Baltistan 2016 – 2017 0.179 Source: MICS
Pakistan’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and Deprivation Profile (2017–2018) Survey Year MPI Value Headcount % Intensity of Deprivations Population share (%) Contribution of deprivation in dimension to overall multidimensional poverty (%) Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty In Severe Multidimensional Poverty Below Income Poverty Line Health Education Standard of Living 2017 – 2018 0.198 38.3 51.7 12.9 21.5 4.9 27.6 41.3 31.1 Source: UNDP 2024
Access to Drinking Water in Pakistan: Quality, Availability, and Household Reach Access to Improved, Basic, and Available Drinking Water by Province (%) Province Use of improved drinking water sources Use of basic drinking water services Availability of drinking water Balochistan 85.6 79.6 51.6 KP 90.5 86.8 77.4 Punjab 99.4 95.6 N/A Sindh 96 90.4 74.3 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19) Access to Drinking Water within Households Province Inside
Birth Registration – Birth Registration Rates in Pakistan by Urban and Rural Areas (PDHS 2017-18) – Birth Registration Rates by Gender in Pakistan (MICS) – Number of Registration Certificates Issused in 2025 (NADRA) – Number of Child Registration Certificates Issued in 2024 (NADRA) Child Discipline – Percentage of Children aged 1 to 14 years who have experienced physical punishment and violent forms of discipline by Province (MICS) – Public Schools with Reported Cases of
Disability among Children Aged 24-59 Months Functional Difficulty Percentage of Children Vision 1.2 Hearing 1.5 Walking 2.6 Memory 4.5 Self-care 8.5 Communication 5.6 Total 12.7 Source: NNS 2018
Burden of Diseases in Pakistan (2024-2025) Province Year Measles Malaria AD (Non-cholera) ALRI <5 years Dengue AFP HIV/AIDS TB ICT 2024 32 100 16,299 185 238 0 32 402 2025 28 67 19,625 422 14 2 12 514 Balochistan 2024 1,642 237,726 297,182 78,536 2,506 106 78 5,550 2025 1,246 167,864 294,765 91,601 398 28 70 4,645 KP 2024 15,105 257,720 1,016,961 75,850 5,172 1,112 245 20,568 2025 16,883 283,370 1,545,924 68,958 8,371
Literacy Rate Comparison in South Asia (2022-24) Country Name Literacy % Literacy % Maldives 98 98 Sri Lanka 92 92 Iran 89 – India 76 77 Bangladesh 75 76 Nepal 71 71 Bhutan 71 72 Pakistan 58 58 Afganistan 37 37 Source: PES 2022-23 PES 2023-24
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