DERA GHAZI KHAN: After 26 families refused to vaccinate their children during the ongoing anti-polio campaign, health officials and the district administration have engaged with the parents through awareness efforts. After counseling, all hesitant parents were convinced and their children were administered polio drops. The campaign has made progress, with 264,962 children under the age of five receiving polio drops on the second day of the drive. This marks an impressive coverage of 99.29
Child Rights in Focus
RAWALPINDI: A young girl who reportedly ran away from her home died shortly after being brought back home by her parents and was laid to rest in the Jatli area, raising suspicions in the police that she might have been killed over ‘honour’. A detective foot constable posted at the Jatli police station reported on February 4 that he was on duty near Syed Adda when he received information that a 17-year-old girl, who
Public Expenditure on Education in Pakistan by Province (2019–2023) Years Category Current Expenditure Development Expenditure Total Expenditure Percent of GDP (2015-16 Base) 2019-20 Federal 83,266 31,300 114,566 1.9 Punjab 337,562 35,378 372,940 Sindh 165,028 5,427 170,455 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 162,778 18,523 181,301 Balochistan 53,640 8,111 61,751 Pakistan 802,274 98,739 901,013 2020-21 Federal 90,974 5,646 96,620 1.4 Punjab 348,460 32,964 381,424 Sindh 183,718 10,538 194,256 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35,816 28,250 64,066 Balochistan 55,924 9,936 65,860 Pakistan 714,892
Teachers (Public, Other Public, Private Sector) by Province, Level, Gender, and Location) Province/ Level URBAN RURAL TOTAL Region Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Punjab Pre-Primary 6 345 351 19 1,177 1,196 25 1,522 1,547 Primary 6,179 24,325 30,504 43,407 64,897 108,304 49,586 89,222 138,808 Middle 17,538 88,173 105,711 47,326 120,613 167,939 64,864 208,786 273,650 High 65,017 176,527 241,544 81,995 139,728 221,723 147,012 316,255 463,267 Higher Secondary 17,113 31,465 48,578
Six-Year Enrolment Trends in Pakistan by Education Stage and Sector (2018–2024) Stage* Sector 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Pre – Primary Public 4,844,876 4,172,699 3,334,296 3,922,585 4,486,920 4,671,181 Other Public 38,906 44,174 54,304 58,247 95,184 350,294 Private 4,719,531 4,736,903 4,962,570 4,985,610 5,064,577 4,579,123 Total 9,603,313 8,953,776 8,351,170 8,966,442 9,646,681 9,600,598 Primary Public 12,574,466 12,644,242 12,625,179 12,381,505 12,155,301 11,876,362 Other Public 187,863 202,798 224,129 231,018 355,783 753,074 Private 6,679,615 6,761,218 7,228,763 7,281,708 8,134,742
Province-Wise Status of Non-Formal Education: Learners, Centres, and Gender Composition (2022-24) Province wise NFE Learners / Students Province / Area 2022-23 2023-24 Male Female Total Male Female Total Azad Jammu & Kashmir 10466 10722 21188 10331 15263 25594 Balochistan 12001 16958 28959 15543 27272 42815 Gilgit Baltistan 13827 16192 30019 18380 20606 38986 ICT 25985 25224 51209 32790 28574 61364 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 107690 178176 285866 137090 220627 357717 Punjab 282939 334036 616975 319402 375767
Student Enrolment in Pakistan by Province, Education Stage, Gender, and Location (2023–24) Province/ Region Stage URBAN RURAL TOTAL Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Pakistan Pre Primary 1,665,053 1,672,742 3,337,795 3,259,568 3,003,235 6,262,803 4,924,621 4,675,977 9,600,598 Primary 3,590,098 3,571,266 7,161,364 7,336,889 6,317,483 13,654,372 10,926,987 9,888,749 20,815,736 Middle 1,865,724 1,846,878 3,712,602 3,011,781 2,483,476 5,495,257 4,877,505 4,330,354 9,207,859 High 1,157,728 1,115,655 2,273,383 1,387,513 1,038,495 2,426,008 2,545,241 2,154,150 4,699,391 Higher Secondary 907,905 875,711
Children (Aged 5–16) Who Have Never Attended School by Region and Gender (2023) Never to school (5-16) Total Male Female Transgender Pakistan 20,033,448 9,141,561 10,890,485 1,402 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4,259,321 1,686,502 2,572,716 103 Punjab 6,443,194 3,056,948 3,385,403 843 Sindh 6,616,348 3,108,188 3,507,875 285 Balochistan 2,674,108 1,269,979 1,403,960 169 Islamabad Capital Territory 40,477 19,944 20,531 2 Source: Census 2023
Out-of-School Children in Pakistan: Disaggregated Trends by Province, Gender, Education Stage, and Year (PES 2022–2024 & Census 2023) OOSR & OOSC by Province, Stage, Gender (2023-24) Region Stage OOSR OOSC Male (%) Female (%) Total (%) Male Female Total Punjab Primary 22 12 17 1,717,172 933,295 2,650,467 Middle 29 18 24 1,350,089 781,357 2,131,446 High 41 32 37 1,208,178 866,046 2,074,224 Higher Sec. 58 50 54 1,575,302 1,260,097 2,835,399 Primary to Higher Sec. 32
Children’s Schooling Affected by Natural Disaster Household self-reports on whether children’s schooling has been affected by any natural disaster in the past year, rural Province Extremely Affected (%age) Extremely or Moderately Affected (%age) National 20 29 Punjab 22 23 Sindh 25 42 Balochistan 17 36 KP 13 16 AJK 34 36 GB 27 28 ASER Report 2023
Gender Comparison Table of GRE Performance 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
Education Indicators Full Table Indicator Male Female Total GPI 2021-22 2022-23 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 45.00% 40.50% 42.80% 0.9 41.70% 42.80% Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Higher Secondary Classes: 11-12