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Table 3.1
Socio-Economic
Data: Literacy (%)
Pakistan
|
|
1951 |
1961 |
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
Total Karachi 1998
|
|
|
All
Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
All
Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
All
Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
All Pakistan
|
Rural |
Urban |
All Pakistan
|
Rural |
Urban |
|
Total literates (%)
Male
Female
Per annum
Increase in
literacy |
18.9
25.3
11.7 |
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
13.6
20.1
6.1
- 0.53 |
10.9
17.5
3.2 |
33.0
42.2
21.2 |
21.7
30.2
11.6
0.74 |
14.3
22.6
4.7
0.31 |
41.5
49.9
30.9
0.77 |
26.17
35.05
15.99
0.50 |
17.33
26.24
7.33
0.33 |
47.12
55.32
37.27
0.62 |
43.92
54.81
32.02
1.04 |
33.64
46.38
20.09
0.95 |
63.08
70.00
55.16
0.94 |
67.42
71.17
62.88
5.09 |
|
Between 10 and 14
Male
Female
Per annum
Increase in
literacy |
NA
-
-
|
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
28.2
38.7
15.2 |
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
24.8
31.4
16.4
-0.31 |
17.1
24.8
7.1 |
44.9
49.3
39.6 |
25.97
31.33
19.63
0.13 |
17.94
24.76
9.71
0.09 |
45.75
48.06
43.16
0.09 |
54.70
60.87
47.66
1.69 |
45.61
54.34
35.44
1.63 |
72.64
74.16
70.98
1.53 |
74.72
75.22
74.17
5.22 |
|
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
Per annum
Increase in
literacy |
-
-
- |
-
-
- |
-
-
- |
25.2
36.7
11.8 |
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
30.3
41.2
18.0
0.46 |
20.7
32.5
7.5 |
52.4
60.8
42.6 |
35.76
45.50
24.7
0.61 |
24.52
35.79
11.99
0.42 |
58.28
64.32
51.05
0.65 |
53.71
65.36
41.69
1.06 |
43.56
58.96
28.16
1.12 |
71.65
76.15
66.70
0.79 |
73.65
76.05
70.91
4.65 |
|
Between 25 and 34
Male
Female
Per annum
Increase in
literacy |
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
13.3
20.1
5.1 |
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
22.7
33.6
10.7
0.85 |
15.1
25.4
4.2 |
42.2
53.3
28.8 |
28.58
40.29
15.78
0.65 |
18.73
30.05
6.83
0.40 |
50.76
61.86
37.39
0.95 |
42.54
55.24
28.83
0.82 |
30.84
45.53
15.92
0.71 |
62.89
70.92
53.44
0.72 |
|
Prepared
by Masooma Mohib
Table 3.1.1
Literacy (%): Punjab
|
|
1951 |
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
|
|
All Punjab |
All Punjab |
Rural |
Urban |
All Punjab |
Rural |
Urban |
All Punjab |
Rural |
Urban |
|
Total literates (%)
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
17.8
20.2
14.9
|
20.71
29.10
10.74 |
14.75
22.85
5.21 |
28.95
47.83
28.04 |
27.42
36.82
16.81
0.75 |
20.01
29.56
9.38
0.58 |
46.72
55.23
36.72
0.86 |
46.6
57.2
35.1
1.13 |
38.0
50.4
24.8
1.06 |
64.5
70.9
57.2
1.05 |
Between 10 and 14
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
23.5
30.0
15.3 |
17.5
24.9
8.1 |
41.1
45.4
35.9 |
27.99
33.98
21.03
0.50 |
21.60
29.17
12.70
0.46 |
44.48
46.66
42.03
0.38 |
58.62
64.23
52.44
1.80 |
51.37
59.53
42.30
1.75 |
73.99
74.35
73.59
1.74 |
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
29.85
41.15
17.30 |
21.85
67.60
8.60 |
51.35
60.45
40.95 |
38.24
49.15
26.33
0.93 |
29.04
41.73
15.52
0.80 |
51.87
65.09
51.75
0.06 |
58.46
68.97
47.68
1.19 |
50.29
64.49
36.02
1.25 |
74.41
77.43
71.16
1.33 |
Between 25 and 34
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
21.8
32.7
9.9 |
15.5
25.6
4.6 |
40.5
53.1
26.0 |
30.09
42.22
16.88
0.92 |
21.41
33.39
8.92
0.66 |
51.59
63.61
37.69
1.23 |
45.46
58.17
32.01
0.90 |
35.64
50.38
20.78
0.83 |
64.73
72.51
55.71
0.77 |
Prepared by
Masooma Mohib
Table 3.1.2
Literacy (%): Sindh
|
|
1951 |
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
|
|
All Sindh |
All Sindh |
Rural |
Urban |
All Sindh |
Rural |
Urban |
All Sindh |
Rural |
Urban |
|
Total literates (%)
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
13.2
17.6
7.6
|
30.17
39.09
19.22 |
17.58
27.47
5.77 |
47.43
54.50
38.38 |
31.45
39.74
21.64
0.14 |
15.57
24.54
5.21
- 0.22 |
50.77
57.77
42.23
0.37 |
45.29
54.50
34.78
0.81 |
25.73
37.89
12.23
0.60 |
63.72
69.75
56.66
0.76 |
Between 10 and 14
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
35.5
42.1
27.0 |
22.0
31.6
8.4 |
53.2
57.0
48.6 |
32.37
36.94
26.94
- 0.35 |
16.60
23.98
7.41
- 0.60 |
52.22
54.07
50.15
- 0.11 |
53.22
57.54
48.03
1.23 |
33.58
41.93
22.63
1.00 |
72.62
74.24
70.84
1.20 |
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
38.25
47.95
27.00 |
22.7
35.5
7.85 |
55.9
62.4
48.4 |
39.77
46.94
31.28
0.17 |
18.60
28.28
7.07
- 0.46 |
60.50
65.20
54.81
0.51 |
51.42
61.22
41.07
0.69 |
30.78
45.81
15.81
0.72 |
70.32
74.53
65.56
0.58 |
Between 25 and 34
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
30.7
41.9
17.7 |
19.1
31.7
5.6 |
46.4
54.6
35.7 |
33.26
44.08
20.62
0.28 |
17.52
29.00
4.75
- 0.18 |
52.55
61.63
41.23
0.67 |
44.46
54.51
32.55
0.66 |
23.59
36.70
8.94
0.36 |
63.78
70.14
55.80
0.66 |
Prepared by Masooma
Mohib
Table 3.1.3
Literacy (%): N.W.F.P
|
|
1951 |
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
|
|
All NWFP |
All NWFP |
Rural |
Urban |
All NWFP |
Rural |
Urban |
All NWFP |
Rural |
Urban |
|
Total literates (%)
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy
|
7.7
12.8
1.9 |
14.5
23.1
4.7 |
11.0
19.0
2.2 |
33.7
44.7
19.9 |
16.7
25.9
6.50
0.24 |
13.2
21.7
3.8
0.24 |
35.8
47.0
21.9
0.23 |
35.41
51.39
18.82
1.10 |
31.29
47.65
14.69
1.06 |
54.33
67.48
39.10
1.09 |
Between 10 and 14
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
17.0
25.0
7.2 |
13.4
21.5
3.3 |
37.3
44.7
28.6 |
14.3
20.1
7.4
- 0.30 |
11.8
17.9
4.5
- 0.18 |
29.8
34.3
24.7
- 0.83 |
48.14
61.02
33.68
1.99 |
44.48
58.37
28.81
1.92 |
66.44
74.46
57.69
2.16 |
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
21.5
34.15
7.85 |
16.75
58.3
3.5 |
44.3
56.75
29.6 |
24.3
36.4
10.4
0.31 |
18.35
31.3
6.0
0.18 |
46.9
57.9
32.3
0.29 |
44.89
65.20
24.69
1.21 |
40.53
62.14
19.69
1.30 |
63.91
77.42
48.45
1.00 |
Between 25 and 34
Male
Female
Per annum increase in literacy |
NA |
15.0
25.6
4.0 |
11.2
20.7
1.8 |
34.8
48.7
17.4 |
19.3
31.7
6.5
0.48 |
15.1
26.4
3.8
0.43 |
40.1
54.4
22.0
0.59 |
31.37
49.91
13.41
0.71 |
26.47
45.21
9.44
0.67 |
52.14
67.30
33.82
0.71 |
Prepared by Masooma Mohib
Table 3.1.4
Literacy (%): Baluchistan
|
|
1951 |
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
|
|
All Baluch-istan |
All Baluch-istan |
Rural |
Urban |
All Baluch-istan |
Rural |
Urban |
All Baluch-istan |
Rural |
Urban |
|
Total literates (%)
Male
Female
Per annum increase in
literacy |
10.3
13.7
6.0 |
10.06
14.82
4.17 |
5.61
9.16
1.25 |
32.29
42.39
19.20 |
10.32
15.20
4.32
0.03 |
6.18
9.82
1.75
0.06 |
32.16
42.42
18.54
- 0.01 |
24.83
34.03
14.09
0.85 |
17.47
25.75
7.94
0.63 |
46.86
58.14
33.08
0.86 |
Between 10 and 14
Male
Female
Per annum increase in
literacy |
NA |
11.3
14.9
6.3 |
6.1
9.2
1.8 |
36.2
44.1
26.5 |
8.44
11.18
4.71
- 0.32 |
5.39
7.86
1.96
- 0.08 |
27.08
32.53
20.38
- 1.01 |
32.01
36.94
25.14
1.39 |
23.27
28.60
15.54
1.05 |
60.31
65.94
53.41
1.95 |
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
Per annum increase in
literacy |
NA |
13.4
18.7
6.65 |
7.2
11.35
1.75 |
40.7
52.55
26.7 |
14.03
19.21
6.77
0.07 |
8.07
12.05
2.44
0.10 |
40.53
51.00
25.90
- 0.02 |
30.88
43.00
17.93
0.99 |
22.79
34.50
10.51
0.87 |
54.35
66.87
40.13
0.81 |
Between 25 and 34
Male
Female
Per annum increase in
literacy |
NA |
10.5
16.5
3.7 |
5.8
10.2
1.1 |
32.3
44.5
17.0 |
24.51
19.23
4.45
1.56 |
6.73
11.50
1.64
0.10 |
36.83
50.04
18.73
0.50 |
23.61
35.34
10.82
- 0.05 |
15.78
25.90
5.11
0.53 |
44.91
58.64
26.96
0.48 |
Prepared by Masooma
Mohib
Table 3.2
Socio-Economic
Data:
Married Population
(%)
Pakistan
|
|
1961 |
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
1998 Karachi
|
|
|
All
Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
All
Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
All
Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
All
Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
|
Above 15 years:
Male
Female
|
60.95
56.03
66.80 |
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
68.19
63.07
74.20 |
69.53
64.33
75.49 |
64.54
59.81
70.54 |
68.75
65.24
72.24 |
70.58
66.97
74.56 |
64.46
61.36
68.23 |
63.04
59.83
66.53 |
65.58
62.13
69.17 |
58.38
55.80
61.38 |
56.13
53.33
59.59 |
|
Between 15 and 24:
Male
Female
|
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
NA
-
- |
35.34
18.11
54.89 |
37.40
19.58
57.48 |
30.57
14.77
48.84 |
34.99
21.05
50.74 |
35.71
21.04
52.17 |
27.07
16.07
41.54 |
29.03
47.23
40.61 |
32.27
20.00
44.64 |
20.09
11.15
29.86 |
11.59
10.18
28.19 |
Prepared
by Masooma Mohib
Table 3.2.1
Married
Population (%): Provinces
|
|
1972 |
1981 |
1998 |
|
|
Total within province |
Rural |
Urban |
Total within province |
Rural |
Urban |
Total within province |
Rural |
Urban |
Punjab
Above 15 yrs
Male
Female
|
67.49
62.45
73.40 |
68.31
63.21
74.21 |
64.94
60.19
70.81 |
68.38
65.27
71.87 |
69.75
66.66
73.14 |
64.80
61.77
68.41 |
61.76
58.64
65.11 |
63.37
60.03
66.86 |
58.44
55.88
61.34 |
|
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
|
33.24
17.09
51.35 |
34.89
18.29
53.32 |
28.82
13.94
44.78 |
34.52
21.16
49.06 |
34.56
20.92
49.15 |
27.05
15.75
40.11 |
24.12
13.77
34.79 |
27.20
15.91
38.62 |
18.11
9.68
27.11 |
Sindh
Above 15 yrs
Male
Female
|
69.93
64.32
76.75 |
74.07
68.19
80.85 |
64.20
59.25
70.67 |
69.14
65.25
73.74 |
73.49
69.10
78.46 |
63.89
60.80
67.73 |
64.11
61.12
67.48 |
71.31
68.13
74.71 |
57.39
54.89
60.36 |
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
|
41.65
22.78
63.65 |
48.57
28.06
72.66 |
33.78
16.72
53.50 |
35.85
21.36
53.21 |
43.26
26.26
63.69 |
28.60
16.56
43.00 |
34.10
22.85
45.96 |
46.33
33.37
59.28 |
21.56
12.46
31.72 |
N.W.F.P
Above
15 years
Male
Female
|
68.27
63.95
73.06 |
69.25
64.87
73.99 |
62.94
59.35
67.52 |
69.65
65.82
73.85 |
70.71
66.83
74.85 |
64.08
60.92
68.09 |
64.7
60.7
68.8 |
65.74
61.67
69.76 |
60.13
56.82
64.01 |
Between 15 and 24
Male
Female
|
34.06
14.77
55.14 |
35.45
15.46
56.93 |
27.44
11.61
46.16 |
35.00
19.10
30.12 |
33.95
17.53
52.57 |
27.58
15.30
43.78 |
32.4
17.6
46.9 |
31.88
16.88
46.50 |
23.58
11.70
37.09 |
Baluchistan
Above 15 yrs
Male
Female
|
68.80
62.62
76.26 |
69.59
63.17
77.23 |
64.80
59.98
71.13 |
69.23
63.49
76.11 |
70.03
64.07
77.00 |
65.18
60.70
71.24 |
69.12
65.33
73.37 |
71.08
67.05
75.48 |
63.37
60.56
66.80 |
Between 15 & 24
Male
Female
|
34.65
16.42
58.47 |
35.39
16.87
60.11 |
31.39
14.31
51.73 |
32.88
19.07
51.92 |
30.57
16.59
24.19 |
30.64
17.93
48.31 |
11.67
26.22
51.31 |
41.19
28.69
54.54 |
29.74
19.28
41.65 |
Prepared by Masooma Mohib
Table 3.3
Pakistan: Basic
Economic Indicators
|
|
Contribution to gross
domestic product by sector (%) |
1949/50 |
1996/7 |
|
1 |
Agriculture |
53.2 |
24.2 |
|
2 |
Manufacturing |
7.8 |
26.4 |
|
3 |
Others (mostly services
and trade)
|
39.0 |
49.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour Force, by sector
(%) |
1950/1 |
1994/5 |
|
1 |
Agriculture |
65.3 |
46.8 |
|
2 |
Manufacturing |
9.5 |
18.52 |
|
3 |
Others (mostly services
and trade) |
25.2 |
34.69 |
Source: Viqar
Ahmed and Rashid Amjad, The Management of Pakistan’s Economy, 1947-82,
Oxford University Press, Karachi, 1984, as quoted in S.Akbar Zaidi,
Issues in Pakistan’s Economy,1999, Oxford University Press, Karachi
Table 3.3.1
Estimates of the
share of the informal sector in urban employment by industry (%)
Industry
|
1972/3 |
1984/5 |
1985/6 |
|
Agriculture |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Manufacturing |
34.6 |
70.9 |
71.1 |
|
Construction |
79.3 |
87.9 |
86.5 |
|
Wholesale and retail
trade, hotels, etc. |
98.9 |
98.8 |
98.8 |
|
Transport |
61.5 |
74.1 |
68.0 |
|
Finance, insurance and
real estate |
67.7 |
40.9 |
48.1 |
|
Community and social
services |
55.4 |
50.5 |
34.7 |
|
All |
69.1 |
75.9 |
72.7 |
Source: Khalid Nadvi,
Employment Creation in Urban Micro-Enterprises in the Manufacturing
Sector in Pakistan, ILO/ARTEP, Bangkok, 1990, p.47 as quoted in S.Akbar
Zaidi, Issues in Pakistan’s Economy,1999, Oxford University Press,
Karachi
Table 3.3.2
Socio-Economic Data: Economic Activity
Employment Status (%): Pakistan
|
Employment Status:
Pakistan |
1951 |
1961 |
1981 |
1998 |
1998 Karachi |
|
|
All Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
All Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
All Pakistan |
Rural
|
Urban |
All Pakistan |
Rural |
Urban |
A. Labour Force
|
30.61 |
30.7 |
30.6 |
32.36 |
33.16 |
29.86 |
27.57
|
28.49 |
25.35 |
22.24 |
21.66 |
23.42 |
27.58 |
|
Male |
NA |
NA |
NA |
54.99 |
56.18 |
51.48 |
50.57 |
52.82 |
45.32 |
41.32 |
40.76 |
42.43 |
47.56 |
|
Female |
NA |
NA |
NA |
6.14 |
7.18 |
2.71 |
2.14 |
2.03 |
2.43 |
1.54 |
1.28 |
2.09 |
3.45 |
B. Not in Labour Force
|
69.39 |
69.3 |
69.4 |
67.64 |
66.84 |
70.14 |
72.43 |
71.51 |
74.65 |
77.76 |
78.34 |
76.58 |
|
|
Male
|
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
49.43 |
47.18 |
54.77 |
58.68 |
59.24 |
57.57 |
|
|
Female |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
97.86 |
97.97 |
97.57 |
98.46 |
98.72 |
97.91 |
|
|
Children below 10
yrs |
35.8 |
36.9 |
32.7 |
32.78 |
33.48 |
30.61 |
31.34 |
31.93 |
29.91 |
30.45 |
32.18 |
26.98 |
|
|
Male |
NA |
NA |
NA |
31.92 |
33.01 |
28.69 |
30.20 |
30.87 |
28.60 |
30.25 |
32.29 |
26.24 |
|
|
Female |
NA |
NA |
NA |
33.78 |
34.01 |
33.04 |
32.60 |
33.08 |
31.41 |
30.67 |
32.06 |
27.81 |
|
|
Persons above 10
yrs |
32.6 |
31.9 |
33.9 |
34.86 |
33.36 |
39.53 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Male |
- |
- |
- |
13.09 |
10.81 |
19.83 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Female |
- |
- |
- |
60.08 |
58.81 |
64.25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Housewives/
Domestic workers |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
29.33 |
30.50 |
26.46 |
33.00 |
33.08 |
32.86 |
|
|
Male |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2.11 |
2.41 |
1.52 |
|
|
Female |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
61.76 |
63.66 |
56.97 |
66.52 |
65.80 |
68.01 |
| |