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PAKISTAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS STATISTICS HOUSE, MAUVE AREA, G-9/7, ISLAMABAD
HOUSEHOLD INTEGRATED ECONOMIC
SURVEY
HIES (2024-25) - Provincial
Social Report
Government of Pakistan Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
Dec 2025
HIES 2024-25 (SOCIAL REPORT) I
FOREWARD
The Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES)
2024–25 marks a significant milestone in Pakistan’s
statistical system as the first fully digital and ninth round
of the Provincial-level HIES, and the sixteenth round of
the HIES/PSLM survey series initiated in 2004.
Conducted between September 2024 and June 2025, the
survey leveraged a tablet -based Android application,
reflecting PBS’s continued commitment to
modernization, efficiency, and data quality enhancement.
The successful completion of this national exercise covering over 32,000 households across
Pakistan, including AJK and Gilgit -Baltistan, selected through scientifically designed urban and
rural Primary Sampling U nits demonstrates the institutional capacity of the Pakistan Bureau of
Statistics to implement large -scale, technology -driven surveys. The digital approach not only
improved data accuracy and timeliness but also strengthened monitoring mechanisms and field
supervision.
The findings of HIES 2024–25 are disseminated through two complementary publications:
The Social Report, presenting key indicators on Education, ICT, Health, Population
Welfare, Housing, WASH, and Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES); and
The Economic Report, providing detailed analysis of income, consumption patterns, and
consumption-based poverty estimates.
These outputs serve as critical evidence for policymakers, planners, researchers, and development
partners at national and provincial levels.
Looking ahead, PBS will continue to strengthen survey design, digital data collection systems, and
dissemination platforms. The development of a user -friendly online dashboard, alongside public
access to reports on the PBS website, reflects our co mmitment to transparency, accessibility, and
wider use of official statistics. Continuous stakeholder feedback will guide future improvements in
data quality, coverage, and analytical depth.
I take this opportunity to commend Mr. Muhammad Sarwar Gondal, Me mber (Support
Services/RM), Ms. Rabia Awan, Deputy Director General (PSLM/PCS), and the entire PSLM team
for their leadership, professionalism, and dedication. The collective efforts of the PSLM
Management Team, Support Services, Field Staff, and Sample De sign Section have been
instrumental in the timely completion of this survey and publication.
(Prof. Ahsan Iqbal)
Federal Minister
Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives
Islamabad
Dec, 2025
HIES 2024-25 (SOCIAL REPORT) II
PREFACE
Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES), 2024-25 is the
first ever digital and 9 th Round in the Provincial level HIES
series and overall 16 th Round of HIES and PSLM Surveys
series, initiated in 2004, with Provincial and District Level
Survey Rounds on alternate year frequency. Current Round of
HIES, 2024-25 was carried out through Tablet based Android
Enumeration Application during September 2024 to June 2025
covering 32814 households throughout the Pakistan including
AJK and GB. Findings of the Provincial Survey - HIES (2024-
25) have been compiled in the form of two reports i.e. (Social Report & Economic Report). HIES
(2024-25) Social Report provides detailed indicators on Education, Information & Communication
Technology (ICT), Health, Population Welfare, Housing& Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
and Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) while Economic Report of HIES, 2024 -25 portrays
Income & Consumption pattern, besides providing requisite data for the estimation of consumption-
based poverty.
In the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), United Nations Statistics Division
has assigned the task of monitoring and reporting of SDGs to the National Statistical Organizations
globally. Accordingly, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) being the National Statistical
Organization is held responsible for monitoring and reporting of SDGs comprising 17 goals, 169
targets and 234 unique indicators. Keeping in view the changed ground r ealities & in the light of
SDGs, HIES questionnaires have been amended, in the light of recommendations of the Technical
Committee by updating modules on Education, Health, Employment, ICT, Housing &WASH and
by amending Consumption Modules of the HIES (2024-25) Questionnaires. It is worth mentioning
here that out of 66 SDG indicators reported by PBS, 33 indicators (21 through PSLM District Survey
and 31 from Provincial Survey -HIES) having some common indicators in both, are monitored
through these Surveys. By analysing these socio-economic indicators, the government can assess
progress towards SDGs, target disparities across provinces and rural urban divides, and fine tune
socio-economic reforms aimed at improved equity, access and quality of social services.
I would like to congratulate Mr. Muhammad Sarwar Gondal, Member (Support
Services/RM), Ms. Rabia Awan, Deputy Director General (PSLM/PCS) PBS and the whole PSLM
Team for the successful completion of the task. The report is also available on the website of PBS.
Comments and suggestions are welcome for further improvement in the survey and its reporting.
(Dr. Naeem uz Zafar)
Chief Statistician
Sitara - i - Imtiaz
Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics,
Islamabad
Dec, 2025
HIES 2024-25 (SOCIAL REPORT) III
ACKNOWLDGEMENT
Household Integrated Economic Survey (HI ES), 2024-25 is the Ninth Round in the Provincial series of Surveys, However, the current Provincial R ound of Survey has been conducted digitally, for the first time under HIES Survey series since 2004 -05. It provides informat ion on various socio - economic indicators at provincial level with urban/ rural breakdown. Through this Survey, data has been collected from 32814 households based on 2343 blocks in total comprising of 1015 urban & 1328 rural blocks. The period of digital field enumeration of PSLM(Provincial) 2024-25 was from September 2024 till June 2025.
I would like to thank Ms. Rabia Awan, Deputy Director General (PSLM/PCS) for her
leadership and guidance for completing the task successfully. The completion of the report would
not have been possible without the leadership, support and guidance provided by Ms. Rabia Awan
Deputy Director General (PSLM /PCS) and enormous hard work & devotion of PSLM team,
Support Services/Data Processing Team, Sample Design Team and Field Services Team &Field
Teams under the supervision of In -charges of Regional Offices of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
(PBS). The completion of the survey activity and preparation of the report in a limited time has
further added pride to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
Considering the requirements of the policy makers, planners, researchers and other data
users, efforts have been made to improve the report in a way that it can meet the expectations.
Report is also placed at PBS website www.pbs.gov.pk. It is hoped that the data users will find this
report useful. Any further comments and suggestions for future improvement will be highly
appreciated.
(Muhammad Sarwar Gondal)
Member (RM/Support Services)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Government of Pakistan
Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics,
Islamabad
Dec, 2025
HIES 2024-25 (SOCIAL REPORT) IV
TABLE OF CONTENT
The HIES (2024-25) (Social & Economic) reports are produced by the efforts of the following officers/officials of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics listed under the specific tasks:
NAME
Designation
Mr. Muhammad Sarwar Gondal Member (Support Services/RM)
Mr. Ayazuddin Member (Census/Survey)
Ms. Rabia Awan Deputy Director General
Ms. Rizwana Siddique
Director
Ms. Kaneez Amna
Chief Statistical Officer
Mr. Saqib Sultan Khawar
Statistical Officer
Ms. Hina Kanwal Statistical Officer Ms. Ehsana Anum Syed
Statistical Officer
Mr. Muhammad Irfan Janjua Statistical Officer Ms. Sadia Iqbal Statistical Officer Ms. Nusrat Rehman Statistical Officer
Ms. Ghazala Rana Statistical Assistant Ms, Nadia Khanum
Statistical Assistant
Mr. Muhammad Ishfaq Ahmed
Statistical Assistant
Ms. Aqeela Yasmin Statistical Assistant
Ms. Rabail Azeem Statistical Assistant
Mr. Irfan Khan Statistical Assistant
Ms. Nuzhat Rafique Statistical Assistant
Ms Sadaf Tauqeer Statistical Assistant
Mr. Muhammad Ali Statistical Assistant
Ms. Khush Bakht Statistical Assistant
Ms. Faiza Islam Statistical Assistant
Ms. Shaista Zahir Statistical Assistant
HIES 2024-25 CORE TEAM
Teams Involved in HIES(2024-25)
Assisted By
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Mr. Azizullah Bhatti Director Mr. Tahir Mahmood Chief System Analyst Mr. Muhammad Zubair Chief System Analyst Mr. Ghulam Sarwar Salongi Chief System Analyst Mr. Ammad Arif Chief System Analyst Mr. Shahzad
System Analyst
Mr. Abdul Basit Data Processing Officer
Ms. Rumana Sadaf Chief Statistical Officer
Ms. Madiha Amjad Chief Statistical Officer
Mr. Rafique Hussain Talpur
Director
Ms. Kanwal Murtaza Chief Statistical Officer Mr. Sayyad Anwar Chief Statistical Officer In-charges of Regional Offices of PBS along with Field Enumerators and Supervisors
Mr. Muhammad Zareef
Incharge
Mr.Tajamul Hussain
Supervisor
Sample Design Team
Field Service Team
Printing Team
Support Services/ Data Processing Team
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TABLE OF CONTENT
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Background .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives of HIES .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Survey Methodology ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Sampling Plan for HIES (2024-25) ...................................................................................................................... 3 1.4.1 Universe & Sampling Frame for HIES (2024-25) .......................................................................................... 3 1.4.2 Sample Design for HIES (2024-25) ................................................................................................................ 4 1.4.3 Sample Size and its Allocation: ...................................................................................................................... 5 Preparatory Activities for Launching HIES (2024-25) ........................................................................................ 6 1.5.1 Review & Finalization of HIES (2024-25) Questionnaire .............................................................................. 7 1.5.2 Development & Testing of Tablet Based Android Application ...................................................................... 9 1.5.3 Trainings of Field Staff ................................................................................................................................. 11 1.5.4 Data Collection Plan ..................................................................................................................................... 13 1.5.5 Multi-Tiered Monitoring Strategies .............................................................................................................. 13 Scope of Analysis for HIES (2024-25) .............................................................................................................. 16 2 EDUCATION ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30 2.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 30 School Attendance ............................................................................................................................................. 32 2.2.1 Completed Primay level or higher ..................................................................................................................... 35 Out of School ..................................................................................................................................................... 35 Literacy .............................................................................................................................................................. 37 2.4.1 Literacy Rate (10 years and Older) ............................................................................................................... 38 2.4.2 Youth Literacy (Age 15-24 years) ................................................................................................................ 39 2.4.3 Adult Literacy Rate (Age 15 years and older)............................................................................................... 39 Enrolments ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 2.5.1 Primary Enrolment Rate ................................................................................................................................ 42 2.5.2 Enrollment in Government Schools .............................................................................................................. 45 2.5.3 Katchi Class/Pre-Nursery .............................................................................................................................. 46 Middle and Matric Enrolment Rates .................................................................................................................. 48 2.6.1 Middle Enrolments - ..................................................................................................................................... 48 2.6.2 Matric Enrolment ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Early Leavers and Non-Attendance ................................................................................................................... 50 Reasons for leaving School Before completing Primary Level for age (10-18) years ....................................... 52 3 INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................. 78 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 78 Household Ownership to Communication and Digital Devices ......................................................................... 81 3.2.1 Household-Level Ownership to Digital and Media Devices ......................................................................... 81 3.2.2 Mobile Phone/Smartphone ............................................................................................................................ 83 3.2.3 Internet .......................................................................................................................................................... 84 3.2.4 Barriers to Household Internet Access .......................................................................................................... 85 Individual-Level Access and Use of ICT (Age >= 10 Years) ............................................................................ 87 3.3.1 Population using Desktop/Laptop/Tablet ...................................................................................................... 87 3.3.2 Population with Ownership of Mobile Phone/Smartphone: .......................................................................... 88 3.3.3 Population using Mobile Phone/ Smart Phone: ............................................................................................. 88 3.3.4 Population with use of Internet ..................................................................................................................... 89 3.3.5 Population with ICT Skills ............................................................................................................................ 91 3.3.6 Population with physical/digital account/Both Accounts (Age>=18): .......................................................... 92 4 HEALTH .............................................................................................................................................................................. 155 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 155 Immunization ................................................................................................................................................... 158 Diarrhoea .......................................................................................................................................................... 161 4.3.1 Trends in ORS Utilization for Childhood Diarrhea .................................................................................... 163 4.3.2 Consultation Patterns for Diarrhea Treatment ............................................................................................. 164 Communicable Diseases in Pakistan: Malaria, Dengue, Tuberculosis, and Hepatitis..................................... 164 4.4.1 Malaria ........................................................................................................................................................ 165 4.4.2 Dengue ........................................................................................................................................................ 165
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TABLE OF CONTENT 4.4.3 Tuberculosis ................................................................................................................................................ 166 4.4.4 Hepatitis B................................................................................................................................................... 167 4.4.5 Hepatitis C................................................................................................................................................... 168 Child Mortality Rate ........................................................................................................................................ 169 4.5.1 Neonatal Mortality Rate ................................................................................................................................... 169 4.5.2 Infant Mortality Rate ........................................................................................................................................ 170 4.5.3 Impact of Maternal Education on Infant Mortality .......................................................................................... 171 Pre-and Post-Natal Care ................................................................................................................................... 172 4.6.1 Pre-Natal Consultation ................................................................................................................................ 173 4.6.2 Tetanus ........................................................................................................................................................ 175 4.6.3 Delivery Location and Type of Assistances ................................................................................................ 176 4.6.4 Post-Natal Consultation .............................................................................................................................. 177 4.6.5 Breastfeeding Practices in Pakistan ............................................................................................................. 178 5 POPULATION WELFARE ..................................................................................................................................................... 199 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 199 Marriage Patterns & Fertility ........................................................................................................................... 200 5.2.1 Mean Number of Children Ever Born to All Women & Ever-Married Women ......................................... 201 5.2.2 Total Fertility Rate ...................................................................................................................................... 203 Awareness and Use of Family Planning........................................................................................................... 203 5.3.1 Knowledge about Family Planning Methods .............................................................................................. 204 5.3.2 Ever Used .................................................................................................................................................... 204 5.3.3 Currently Using Family Planning - Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) ................................................ 205 5.3.4 Profile of Women Currently using Contraception: ..................................................................................... 206 5.3.5 Education of women & Use of Contraception ............................................................................................ 207 5.3.6 Use of Contraception and Number of Children ........................................................................................... 207 5.3.7 Commonly Known Methods of Family Planning ....................................................................................... 208 Methods of Family Planning Currently being used .......................................................................................... 208 5.4.1 Source of Family Planning methods currently being used .......................................................................... 210 5.4.2 Satisfaction with the family planning method ............................................................................................. 210 5.4.3 Reasons for dissatisfaction from family planning method .......................................................................... 211 5.4.4 Reason for Not Practicing Family Planning ................................................................................................ 211 Women In Decision Making ............................................................................................................................ 212 5.5.1 Education Decisions .................................................................................................................................... 213 5.5.2 Employment Decisions ............................................................................................................................... 213 5.5.3 Marriage Decisions ..................................................................................................................................... 214 5.5.4 Family Planning Decisions: ........................................................................................................................ 215 5.5.5 Woman decision making for Food Consumption Items .............................................................................. 215 5.5.6 Woman decision making for their Clothing items ...................................................................................... 216 5.5.7 Woman decision making for their Medical Treatment ................................................................................ 216 5.5.8 Woman decision-making for Recreation & Travel ..................................................................................... 216 6 HOUSING AND WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION & HYGIENE (WASH) ............................................................. 230 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 230 Main Source of Drinking Water ....................................................................................................................... 231 6.2.1 Improved Source of Drinking Water ........................................................................................................... 234 6.2.2 Payment for Water ...................................................................................................................................... 235 6.2.3 Installation of Water Delivery System ........................................................................................................ 236 6.2.4 Distance to Drinking Water (A Time-Based Assessment) .......................................................................... 236 Sanitation ......................................................................................................................................................... 237 6.3.1 Improved Toilet Not Shared with Other Households .................................................................................. 240 Type of Sanitation System Installed ................................................................................................................. 241 Garbage Collection System in Pakistan ........................................................................................................... 243 Hygiene ............................................................................................................................................................ 243 Housing Characteristics ................................................................................................................................... 244 6.7.1 Household Tenure and Number of Rooms Occupied by Household: ......................................................... 244 6.7.2 Household Material used for Roof and Walls ............................................................................................. 247 6.7.3 Fuel Used for Lighting and Cooking ........................................................................................................... 249 6.7.4 Clean Fuel Used for Lighting, Cooking, and Heating ...................................................................................... 251