Key Education Indicators in Pakistan by Gender and Level of Schooling (2022–23) Indicator Male (%) Female (%) Total (%) GPI (%) 2021-2022 (%) 2022-2023 (%) Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Pre-Primary 82.50% 69.80% 76.30% 0.85 71.30% 76.30% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Primary Classes: 1-5 83.10% 72.30% 77.90% 0.87 76.20% 77.90% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Middle Classes: 6-8 55.90% 51.30% 53.70% 0.92 50.90% 53.70% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – High Classes: 9-10
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– Children and Climate Risk Index (CCRI): Global Rankings and Pakistan’s Position (2021) – World’s Most Polluted Countries in 2024 by PM2.5 Exposure – Top 20 Most Polluted Cities of the World in 2024 – Disaster-Related Schooling Disruption in Rural Pakistan (ASER 2023) – Climate-Induced Internal Migration Patterns in Pakistan (2017-18) – Ranking of Pakistani Cities by PM 2.5 Air Pollution (2020-2023) – Heatwave Prediction for 2030 and 2050
Access and Participation – Key Education Indicators in Pakistan by Gender and Level of Schooling (2022-23) – Gender Comparison of Gross Enrolment Rates (GER) by Education Level in Pakistan (2022-23) – Effective Transition Rates in Pakistan: Primary to Middle & Middle to Secondary (2020-23) – Student Enrolment in Pakistan by Province, Education Stage, Gender and Location (2022-23) – Five-Year Enrolment Trends in Pakistan by Education Stage and Sector (2018-2023) – Repeaters by Stage, Gender,
Juvenile Involvement in Drug Trafficking and Consumption Cases by Year, Gender and Age (2022–2024) Sr No. Offence Year Gender Age Type of Drug Trafficked or Consumed Male Female 1 2022 1 16 32.400 Kg Hashish 2 2022 1 18 74.400 Kg Hashish 3 2023 1 18 4.800 Kg Hashish 4 2023 1 16 12.700 Kg Opium & 39.300 Kg Hashish 5 2023 1 17 35.000 Kg Charas 6 2023 1 1 NA 3.453
No. of Children referred to Rehabilitation Center by Year (2022-2024) Year No of Children Refered 2022 60 2023 111 2024 84 Source: Ministry of Narcotic Control
Children Involved in Drug Abuse & Drug Trafficking: Rehabilitation Data Indicator Data Number of rehabilitation centres established by the government in ICT, Balochistan, Sindh, KP, Punjab 7 Number of children (under 18) treated in these centres (Jan 2022 – Oct 2024) 255 Source: Ministry of Narcotic Control
Child Protection Measures and Alternative Care Interventions (Jan 2022 – Aug 2024) Actions Taken ICT KP Balochistan M F X Total M F X Total M F X Total Number of Children Reunified with family 290 20 – 310 256 129 – 385 65 14 – 79 Kinship care – – – – 287 91 – 387 – – – – Foster care – – – – 7 4 – 11 – –
Adopted, Foster, or Stepchild by Age and Province (%) Province 0-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-17 years Total Balochistan 9.3 8.2 2.4 1.7 3.7 KP 32.7 11.8 6.2 2 6.9 Punjab – – – – 9.4 Sindh 24.1 13.6 4 0.8 – Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Sindh 2018-19, Punjab 2017-18)
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan by Province (8 Feb 2025) Province/Region Population % KP 716,406 52.60% Balochistan 326,763 24% Punjab 197,086 14.50% Sindh 74,673 5.50% ICT 42,995 3.20% AJK 4,479 0.30% Source: UNHCR
Age and Gender Profile of Registered Afghan Refugees in Pakistan (8 February 2025) Total Population 1,362,402 Years Male Female 0-4 7.30% 7.30% 5-11 years 12.60% 12.10% 12-17 years 6.90% 6.40% 18-59 years 23.80% 19.70% 60+ 2.30% 1.60% Source: UNHCR
Babies Residing with Incarcerated Mothers in Women’s Jails in Sindh (as on 31 Dec 2024) Prison Number of Babies Women’s Jail Karachi 40 Women’s Jail Hyderabad 12 Women’s Jail Sukkur 13 Total 65 Source: Prison Department Sindh
KARACHI: A teenage boy reportedly died of heatstroke as temperature crossed 40 degree Celsius mark in parts of the city on 30th May. The boy, aged around 15 years, was brought dead to the Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from Moachko. “His post-mortem examination was carried out. It was apparently a heatstroke case,” Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed told Dawn. Sources said he was a homeless person and the body was found in Murad