Types of Health Facilities Available in the Provinces of Pakistan Province Primary Level Secondary Level Tertiary Level Sindh 1824 253 14 Punjab 2835 652 22 KP 2281 381 33 Balochistan 1089 198 9 ICT 31 3 2 Total 8060 1487 80 Source: National Institute of Health (2024) Trends in Mortality and Stillbirth Rates (1990–2022) Mortality & Stillbirth Rates 1990 2000 2021 2022 Male (2022) Female (2022) Under-five Mortality Rate 140 108 – 61
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Pakistan’s Education Profile: GER, PTR, ETR, and Literacy Rate Source: Pakistan Education Statistics 2022-2023 Pakistan Literacy Table Literate % Total Male Female Pakistan 60.65 68.00 52.84 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51.09 64.57 37.15 Punjab 66.25 71.98 60.19 Sindh 57.54 64.23 50.21 Balochistan 42.01 50.50 32.80 Islamabad Capital Territory 83.97 88.23 79.13 Source: Census 2023 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%
Punjab Category Punjab (2017-2018) 0-4 5-9 10–14 15-17 Total Living with neither biological parent (both dead) 0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 Both parents living elsewhere 0.5 1 1.2 2.6 1.1 Both parents living abroad 0 0 0 0 0 Adopted, foster, or step-child 20.4 12.4 8.4 3.2 9.4 Source: MICS Sindh Category Sindh (2018-2019) 0-4 5-9 10–14 15-17 Total Living with neither biological parent (both dead) 0 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.2 Both parents living
Country-Specific Reports of OCSEA Cases Country 2021 2022 2023 India 4,699,515 5,675,324 8,923,738 Philippines 3,188,793 2,576,182 2,740,905 Pakistan 2,030,801 2,059,884 1,924,739 Indonesia 1,861,135 1,878,011 1,925,549 Bangladesh 1,743,240 2,145,098 2,491,368 Iraq 1,220,470 905,883 749,746 Algeria 1,171,653 731,167 762,754 Source Cybertipline Local Complaints in Pakistan (2021-2023) Year Local Complaints 2021 133 2022 187 2023 250 Source: FIA FIRs Registered on OCSEA for Years 2022 and 2023 Cyber Crime Reporting Centre (CCRC) 2022 2023 Local
Pakistan Married before the age of 15 4.70% Married before the age of 18 18.30% PDHS 2017-18 CHILD MARRIAGES IN PROVINCES PERCENTAGE MARRIED BEFORE AGE 15 Provinces Male Female Balochistan (2019-2020) 2 6.7 KP (2019) 1 7.3 Sindh (2018-2019) 2.6 7.7 Punjab(2017-2018) 1 4.4 Gilgit-Baltistan (2016-2017) 13.1 Source: MICS Marriage Data For (15-19) Age Group in Pakistan Area Total Population (15-19 Age) Never Married Married Widowed Divorced Separation Pakistan 24,154,118 21,696,089 2,437,156 6,563 8,113 6,197
Punjab Child Labour in Punjab (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-14 Years 13.4 16.8 9.7 5-17 Years 16.9 21.8 11.5 Source: PCLS 2019-20 Number & Percentage of children in Child Labour 5-17 years by Industry Industry Characteristics Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Manufacturing Water collection Construction Wholesale and retail trade Accommodation and food service activities Domestic Work Other Industries Total number of children in Child labour Both sexes Total 55.3 13.6 11.8 2.8 8.8
Child Discipline Child Discipline (Percentage of children aged 1-14 years who experienced Physical Punishment/ any violent discipline method) Provinces Total Male Female Balochistan (2019-2020) 55.3 56.4 54 KP (2019) 82.7 84.6 80.6 Sindh (2018-2019) 79.6 80.5 78.6 Punjab (2024) 83.1 84.5 81.6 GB (2016-2017) 84.6 86 83.1 Source: MICS
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 Provincial Birth Registration Rates by Gender Provinces Total (%) Male (%) Female (%) Punjab (2024) 65 65.2 65 Balochistan (2019-2020) 44 44.2 44.1 KP (2019) 30 29.7 29.3 Sindh (2018-2019) 34 34.4
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
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