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􀂃 Male literacy rate (10 years & above) increased from 58 percent in 2001 to

67 percent in 2006-07

􀂃 Female Literacy rate increased from 32 to 42 percent for female during the

same period.

􀂃 Literacy remains higher in urban areas (72%) than in rural areas (45%)

during 2006-07.

􀂃 Higher Education Commission (HEC) has awarded 5,837 PhD scholarships

(3,237 indigenous, 2,600 foreign) over the past three years to promote R&D

HEALTH AND NUTRITION

􀂃 945 hospitals, 4755 dispensaries, 5349 basic health units & sub health

centers and 903 maternity and child health centers in Pakistan.

􀂃 127859 doctors, 8195 dentists ,62651 nurses and 103285 hospital beds

􀂃 Population and health facilities ratio turnout to be 1225 persons per

doctor,19121 person per dentist, 2501 persons per nurse and 1517 persons

per bed which shows an improvement over the last year.

􀂃 Various health programs with a special focus on major public health

problems include the national programs for the prevention and control of

tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, blindness and program on

maternal, neonatal and child health etc.

POPULATION, LABOUR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT

􀂃 Current population is 160.9 million with a growth rate of 1.80 percent.

􀂃 Life expectancy for males is 64 years and for females is 66 years.

􀂃 2.6 million labour force is estimated as un-employed in 2006-07 and

unemployment rate is 5.3 percent.

􀂃 Share of agriculture in employment has increased from 43 percent in 2003-

04 to 43.61 percent by the year 2006-07, with manufacturing (13.54%) and

trade(14.43%) & services(14.41%) absorbing a growing share of the work

force.

􀂃 To generate employment, the government has not only started President’s

Rozgar Scheme under which an average loan size of Rs.100,000 is given for

a maximum period of five years.

POVERTY

􀂃 2005-06 inflation-adjusted poverty line used is Rs.944.47 per adult

equivalent per month, up from Rs.878.64 in 2004-05.