Pakistan Rankings and Indices

Human Development Index

The HDI provides a composite measure of three dimensions of human development: living a long
and healthy life (measured by life expectancy), being educated (measured by adult literacy and gross
enrolment in education) and having a decent standard of living (measured by purchasing power
parity, PPP, income).

Of the components of the HDI, only income and gross enrolment are somewhat responsive to
short term policy changes. For that reason, it is important to examine changes in the human
development index over time. The human development index trends tell an important story in that
respect.

ƒ Pakistan’s HDI for this year, which refers to 2007, is 0.572, which gives the country a rank
of 141st out of 182 countries.
ƒ Between 1980 and 2007 Pakistan's HDI rose by 1.30% annually from 0.402 to 0.572 today.

Gender Development Index (GDI)

The gender-related development index (GDI), introduced in Human Development Report 1995,
measures achievements in the same dimensions using the same indicators as the HDI but captures
inequalities in achievement between women and men. It is simply the HDI adjusted downward for
gender inequality. The greater the gender disparity in basic human development, the lower is a
country's GDI relative to its HDI.
ƒ Pakistan's GDI value, 0.532 should be compared to its HDI value of 0.572. Its GDI value is
93.0% of its HDI value.

Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)

The gender empowerment measure (GEM) reveals whether women take an active part in economic
and political life. It tracks the share of seats in parliament held by women; of female legislators,
senior officials and managers; and of female professional and technical workers- and the gender
disparity in earned income, reflecting economic independence. Differing from the GDI, the GEM
exposes inequality in opportunities in selected areas. Pakistan’s GEM Value for 2007 is a mere 0.386.

Population below the Poverty Line

With a total population of 162.5 million in 2007, an alarming 22.6 percent of the population lives
below the poverty line with a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of $1.25 per day.
Vital Statistics for Pakistan

Total Population of Pakistan (2007) 162.5 million

Female population (% of total population) 48.5 %
Females (% of
Males (% of population population aged 15 +)
Unemployment aged 15 +) 2007 2007
Labor force participation 84.9 20.8
Unemployment 4.5 8.4
School Enrollment Males Females
Net Primary School Enrollment (%) 2006 73.5 57.3
Net Secondary School Enrollment (%) 2006 33.3 25.8
Gross Tertiary School Enrollment (%) 2006 4.9 4.2
Adult Literacy (% aged 15 and above) 1999-
2007 67.7 39.6
Political Voice
Seat in Parliament held by Women (% of total)
2009 21.2
Women in ministerial positions, 2008 4
Year women received right to vote 1956
Year first woman elected (E) or appointed (A)
to parliament 1973 (E)
Influencing Decisions
Female legislators, senior officials and
managers (% of total) 1999-2007 3
Proportion of administrative and managerial
positions held by women, 2005 5.6
Female Ambassadors (%) 2009 10.8
Female judges in higher judiciary (%) 2009 2.8
Ratification of International Conventions
Equal Remuneration Convention 1951 2001
Discrimination (Employment and
Occupation) Convention 1958 1961
International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights 1966 2008
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of
Discrimination against Women 1979 1996