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Table1: Percentage of Household with Telecommunication Facilities- by Province & Region Region/ Province 2024-25 Internet Mobile Phone Simple Smart- Phone Landline/ Wireless- Phone Comp- Desktop Laptop/ Notebook Tablet/ I-Pad Radio TV Pakistan 70 71 63 1 3 7 2 2 30 Urban 82 64 75 1 4 12 2 2 41 Rural 61 76 54 <1 2 4 1 2 22 Punjab 69 70 62 1 4 8 1 2 36 Urban 81 63 73 1 5 12 2 1 40 Rural 60 75 53 <1 2 5 1 2 32 Sindh 67 67 61 1 2 7 3 2 31 Urban 83 64 76 1 3 11 4 3 47 Rural 47 72 41 <1 1 2 2 1 11 KP 77 81 69 <1 2 6 2 2 11 Urban 86 76 80 1 4 14 3 1 26 Rural 75 82 67 <1 2 5 2 2 9 Balochista n 69 70 65 2 2 7 2 <1 12 Urban 79 67 76 4 3 14 2 1 26 Rural 64 72 60 1 2 4 2 <1 6 NOTES: Households with Facility of Telecommunication as a percentage of the Total Number of Households.
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Table 2: Percentage of Households with Internet Connection by Type of Device - By Province & Region. Region/ Province 2024-25 CABLE/WIRED WIRELESS MOBILINK, UFONE Pakistan 11 3 35 Urban 21 5 40 Rural 4 2 32 Punjab 11 4 31 Urban 17 7 34 Rural 6 2 30 Sindh 18 2 35 Urban 31 3 46 Rural 2 1 21 KPK 3 2 48 Urban 11 7 58 Rural 1 1 46 Balochistan 7 3 44 Urban 13 4 49 Rural 4 3 42 NOTES: Households with Facility of Cable/Wired, Wireless/ Mobilink, Ufone expressed as a percentage of the Total Number of Households with internet facilities
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Table 3 : Percentage of Households with Barriers to Internet Access - By Province & Region.
Region/ Province 2024-25
No Need for Internet Access Elsewhere High Equipment Cost High Service Cost Privacy or Security Concerns No Service Available Service Quality Issue Cultural Reasons No Electricity Others Pakistan 65 8 25 20 2 10 3 3 7 3 Urban 67 7 28 23 1 2 3 2 4 3 Rural 65 8 24 19 2 12 4 4 8 3 Punjab 69 5 24 16 0 3 1 1 2 3 Urban 69 6 28 18 1 0 0 0 1 2 Rural 69 4 23 16 0 4 1 1 3 3 Sindh 58 8 18 24 1 22 3 1 17 6 Urban 65 8 24 30 1 6 6 2 11 6 Rural 55 8 16 22 1 29 1 1 19 6 KPK 73 18 40 19 12 13 18 15 1 2 Urban 72 15 44 20 7 8 10 15 0 1 Rural 73 18 39 19 12 13 19 16 1 2 Balochistan 56 14 48 45 2 8 3 9 18 4 Urban 52 8 58 54 2 3 2 11 11 3 Rural 57 15 45 43 3 9 3 9 20 4 NOTES: Households with barriers to internet access expressed as a percentage of the total number of households having no internet facility.
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Table 4: Percentage of Individuals Own Mobile Phone/Smart Phone in Last Three Months (Age>= 10). Province /Region 2024-25 2018-19 Male Female Both Male Female Both Pakistan 69 31 50 65 26 45 Urban 73 43 58 72 38 55 Rural 66 24 44 61 19 39 Punjab 69 32 50 66 28 46 Urban 73 43 58 72 39 55 Rural 66 25 45 62 21 41 Sindh 70 30 50 65 25 46 Urban 75 44 60 73 40 57 Rural 63 11 38 57 7 32 KP 67 36 51 63 28 45 Urban 72 44 58 71 37 54 Rural 66 34 49 62 26 43 Balochistan 65 17 42 59 14 38 Urban 69 26 48 65 22 44 Rural 63 13 39 56 11 35 NOTES: Population aged 10 years and older who own Mobile Phone and used it with one active Sim card in last three months as a percentage of the total population aged 10 years and older. Individuals 10 years and older Who used mobile/smart phone is last three months as a percentage of the total population aged 10 years and older.
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Table 5: Percentage of Individuals Used Mobile Phone/Smart Phone in Last Three Months (Age>= 10).
Province /Region 2024-25 2018-19 Male Female Both Male Female Both Pakistan 94 89 92 93 90 91 Urban 95 92 94 95 93 94 Rural 94 86 90 92 88 90 Punjab 95 92 94 96 92 94 Urban 96 94 95 97 94 96 Rural 95 91 93 96 91 93 Sindh 93 88 91 93 88 90 Urban 94 92 93 93 92 93 Rural 93 82 87 93 83 88 KP 95 83 89 89 87 88 Urban 97 86 91 91 92 91 Rural 95 83 88 89 85 87 Balochistan 91 72 82 81 80 81 Urban 92 77 85 83 85 84 Rural 90 69 80 80 79 79 NOTES: Population aged 10 years and older who own Mobile Phone and used it with one active Sim card in last three months as a percentage of the total population aged 10 years and older. Individuals 10 years and older Who used mobile/smart phone is last three months as a percentage of the total population aged 10 years and older.
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Table 6: Percentage of Individuals Used Desktop/ Laptop/Tablet or Similar (Age>= 10). Province /Region
2024-25 Male Female Total Pakistan 9 5 7 Urban 13 8 10 Rural 6 3 4 Punjab 9 5 7 Urban 13 7 10 Rural 5 3 4 Sindh 10 6 8 Urban 12 9 11 Rural 7 1 4 KP 7 4 5 Urban 13 10 12 Rural 5 3 4 Balochistan 11 2 6 Urban 15 3 10 Rural 8 1 5 NOTES: Population aged 10 years and older that has used a Computer, Laptop, Tablet in last three months as a percentage of the total population aged 10 years and older.
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Table 7: Percentage of Individuals (Using Computer/ Laptop/Tablet) By Type of ICT Skills (Age>= 10). Region/Province 2024-25 Male Female Total Pakistan
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 49 33 41 Sending messages 43 38 41 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 28 10 19 Connecting and installing new devices 34 24 29 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 12 4 8 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 30 16 23 Transferring files or applications 16 11 13 Setting up effective security measures 10 4 7 Changing privacy settings 13 4 9 Verifying the reliability of information found online 4 1 3 Computer Programming 2 1 1 Urban
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 58 47 53 Sending messages 51 50 50 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 36 15 26 Connecting and installing new devices 39 33 36 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 14 7 11 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 32 21 27 Transferring files or applications 20 15 18 Setting up effective security measures 15 8 11 Changing privacy settings 16 7 11 Verifying the reliability of information found online 6 2 4 Computer Programming 2 2 2 Rural
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 42 23 32 Sending messages 38 31 34 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 23 7 15 Connecting and installing new devices 31 19 25 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 10 2 6
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Region/Province 2024-25 Male Female Total Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 29 13 20 Transferring files or applications 12 8 10 Setting up effective security measures 6 2 4 Changing privacy settings 11 3 7 Verifying the reliability of information found online 2 1 2 Computer Programming 1 1 1 Punjab
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 48 38 43 Sending messages 42 43 43 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 27 12 19 Connecting and installing new devices 32 26 29 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 11 4 7 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 30 17 24 Transferring files or applications 14 10 12 Setting up effective security measures 10 4 7 Changing privacy settings 11 5 8 Verifying the reliability of information found online 3 1 2 Computer Programming 1 1 1 Urban
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 57 50 53 Sending messages 50 52 51 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 36 16 26 Connecting and installing new devices 37 31 34 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 14 7 10 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 35 22 28 Transferring files or applications 19 13 16 Setting up effective security measures 14 7 11 Changing privacy settings 14 7 10 Verifying the reliability of information found online 4 2 3 Computer Programming 2 2 2 Rural
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Region/Province 2024-25 Male Female Total Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 41 30 35 Sending messages 36 36 36 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 21 9 15 Connecting and installing new devices 29 23 26 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 9 3 5 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 27 14 20 Transferring files or applications 11 8 9 Setting up effective security measures 6 2 4 Changing privacy settings 9 3 6 Verifying the reliability of information found online 2 1 1 Computer Programming 1 1 1 Sindh
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 49 33 41 Sending messages 42 36 39 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 27 10 19 Connecting and installing new devices 35 29 32 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 10 5 8 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 22 17 20 Transferring files or applications 17 14 15 Setting up effective security measures 12 6 9 Changing privacy settings 14 5 10 Verifying the reliability of information found online 7 2 5 Computer Programming 3 1 2 Urban
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 60 49 55 Sending messages 50 49 49 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 37 15 26 Connecting and installing new devices 39 40 40 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 12 7 10 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 25 22 23
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Region/Province 2024-25 Male Female Total Transferring files or applications 21 19 20 Setting up effective security measures 16 9 13 Changing privacy settings 16 7 12 Verifying the reliability of information found online 10 3 7 Computer Programming 4 2 3 Rural
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 34 13 24 Sending messages 31 20 26 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 15 3 10 Connecting and installing new devices 29 15 22 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 8 1 5 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 19 11 15 Transferring files or applications 10 8 9 Setting up effective security measures 7 1 4 Changing privacy settings 11 2 7 Verifying the reliability of information found online 3 1 2 Computer Programming 2 <1 1 KP
Copy and paste tools/duplicate or move data/information and content in digital environments 55 20 37 Sending messages 48 30 39 Using basic arithmetic formulae in a spreadsheet 34 6 20 Connecting and installing new devices 38 14 25 Finding, downloading, installing and configuring software 10 3 6 Creating electronic presentations with presentation software 40 10 24 Transferring files or applications 18 9 13 Setting up effective security measures 6 3 4 Changing privacy settings 12 2 7 Verifying the reliability of information found online 3 1 2 Computer Programming 2 <1 1 Urban