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
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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
Expenditure on Education 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 87,334 802,226 2021-22 Federal 26,910 30,945
Teachers By Province, Level, Gender, and Location 2022-2023 Region Level URBAN RURAL TOTAL Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Punjab Pre-Primary 7 330 337 24 1,125 1,149 31 1,455 1,486 Primary 8,339 54,119 62,458 50,236 95,419 145,655 58,575 149,538 208,113 Middle 17,220 116,012 133,232 49,697 161,751 211,448 66,917 277,763 344,680 High 48,068 148,285 196,353 70,160 121,931 192,091 118,228 270,216 388,444 Higher Sec 11,171 19,467 30,638 10,724 16,660 27,384 21,895 36,127 58,022
Five-Year Comparison Of Enrolment Stage* Sector 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Pre – Primary Public 4,844,876 4,172,699 3,334,296 3,922,585 4,486,920 Other Public 38,906 44,174 54,304 58,247 95,184 Private 4,719,531 4,736,903 4,962,570 4,985,610 5,064,577 Total 9,603,313 8,953,776 8,351,170 8,966,442 9,646,681 Primary Public 12,574,466 12,644,242 12,625,179 12,381,505 12,155,301 Other Public 187,863 202,798 224,129 231,018 355,783 Private 6,679,615 6,761,218 7,228,763 7,281,708 8,134,742 Total 19,441,944 19,608,258 20,078,071 19,894,231 20,645,826 Middle Public 4,404,971 4,575,905 4,724,209 5,029,733 5,102,249 Other
Education Health Child Protection Climate Acknowledgments:Â Data Sets On Education, Health & Child Protection: By Zoha Faiz, Research Data Analyst at Obun2 Data Sets On Climate: By Javeria Khan, Research Analyst at Obun2
Province wise NFE Centers, Teachers, Learners Province / Area Centers Teachers Learners Azad Jammu & Kashmir 445 603 21188 Balochistan 927 962 28959 Gilgit Baltistan 901 938 30019 ICT 1380 1677 51209 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 6461 7773 285866 Punjab 20292 20378 616975 Sindh 1116 1402 39488 Total 31522 33733 1073704 Source: Annual Statistics Report 2022-2023 (PIE) Province and Gender Wise Centers Province / Area Male Female Co-Edu Total Azad Jammu & Kashmir 0 0
Enrollment Data by Province, Stage, Gender, and Location (2022-23) Punjab Stage Urban Rural Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Pre Primary 976,213 914,880 1,891,093 1,633,762 1,457,885 3,091,647 2,609,975 2,372,765 4,982,740 Primary 1,897,230 1,858,025 3,755,255 3,610,349 3,340,306 6,950,655 5,507,579 5,198,331 10,705,910 Middle 837,034 597,328 1,734,362 1,353,118 1,358,144 2,711,262 2,190,152 2,255,472 4,445,624 High 526,060 528,444 1,054,504 562,447 521,544 1,083,991 1,088,507 1,049,988 2,138,495 Higher Sec 394,136 456,014 850,150 117,487 157,969 275,456 511,623 613,983