List of districts of Pakistan by Human Development Index

Human Development - UNDP Pakistan

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank some area by level of "human development" and separate developed (Very High development), developing (High and Medium development), and underdeveloped (Low development) areas. The statistics is composed from data on life expectancy, education and per-capita GNI (as an indicator of standard of living) collected at the national level.

This is a list of districts of Pakistan in order of their Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2015, the latest year for which data is available. The HDI values are provided by the United Nations Development Programme (Pakistan), titled: Pakistan National Human Development Report 2017 and it was released on the 2nd of May 2018.[1]

There are six districts which have a Very High level of Human Development. Lahore has the highest level of Human Development in the country with an HDI of 0.877, followed closely by Islamabad (HDI: 0.875) and Rawalpindi (HDI: 0.871). Karachi, Sialkot and Jhelum make up the remainder of the districts with a Very High level of Human Development.

Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab have a High level of Human Development, while Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have a Medium Level of Human Development. Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan have a Low level of Human Development. Finally the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have a Very Low level of Human Development.

This data is incompatible with data published in the Global Human Development Report due to variations in the calculations and formulas used by both parties. The Education Index has been calculated as in the Global Human Development Report with Mean years of schooling and Expected years of schooling being used as indicators. However, due to lack of data at the district level new methodology had to be devised to calculate the Health and Standard of Living indexes.

Very High human development (0.800 & above)

Human Development - UNDP Pakistan
DistrictHDI (2015)Province
Lahore0.877Punjab
Islamabad0.875Capital Territory
Rawalpindi0.871Punjab
Karachi0.854Sindh
Sialkot0.834Punjab
Jhelum0.829Punjab

High human development (0.700-0.799)

Human Development - UNDP Pakistan
DistrictHDI (2015)Province
Gujrat0.795Punjab
Chakwal0.792Punjab
Attock0.786Punjab
Faisalabad0.782Punjab
Gujranwala0.769Punjab
Toba Tek Singh0.763Punjab
Abbottabad0.761Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar0.756Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Narowal0.748Punjab
Nankana Sahib0.740Punjab
Sheikhupura0.738Punjab
Azad Jammu & Kashmir average0.734Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Haripur0.732Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab average0.732Punjab
Layyah0.729Punjab
Sargodha0.728Punjab
Multan0.718Punjab
Hyderabad0.716Sindh
Mandi Bahauddin0.716Punjab
Kasur0.714Punjab
Sahiwal0.710Punjab
Khushab0.706Punjab
Okara0.705Punjab
Hafizabad0.705Punjab
Mardan0.703Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Medium human development (0.555-0.699)

DistrictHDI (2015)Province
Khanewal0.699Punjab
Nowshera0.697Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Malakand0.690Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jhang0.682Punjab
Mansehra0.676Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chitral0.674Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Charsadda0.666Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Naushahro Feroze0.665Sindh
Quetta0.664Balochistan
Pakpattan0.660Punjab
Sukkur0.659Sindh
Lodhran0.659Punjab
Chiniot0.657Punjab
Vehari0.655Punjab
Swabi0.654Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Kohat0.650Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bahawalpur0.645Punjab
Mianwali0.645Punjab
Sindh average0.640Sindh
Dadu0.632Sindh
Bahawalnagar0.630Punjab
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa average0.628Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bhakkar0.628Punjab
Rahimyar Khan0.625Punjab
Swat0.618Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Larkana0.618Sindh
Karak0.615Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Bannu0.613Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Lower Dir0.600Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hangu0.594Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Muzaffargarh0.584Punjab
Lakki Marwat0.577Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jamshoro0.572Sindh
Nawabshah0.572Sindh
Matiari0.569Sindh
Khairpur0.556Sindh

Low human development (below 0.555)

DistrictHDI (2015)Province
Dera Ghazi Khan0.535Punjab
Tando Allahyar0.528Sindh
Buner0.528Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Gilgit-Baltistan average0.523Gilgit-Baltistan
Shikarpur0.520Sindh
Ghotki0.514Sindh
Rajanpur0.506Punjab
Battagram0.505Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dera Ismail Khan0.496Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Sanghar0.491Sindh
Pishin0.482Balochistan
Kashmore0.471Sindh
Mastung0.459Balochistan
Tank0.459Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Qambar Shahdadkot0.456Sindh
Gwadar0.443Balochistan
Nushki0.441Balochistan
Sibi0.441Balochistan
Jacobabad0.440Sindh
Shangla0.438Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mirpurkhas0.430Sindh
Killa Saifullah0.422Balochistan
Balochistan average0.421Balochistan
Lasbela0.416Balochistan
Khuzdar0.412Balochistan
Badin0.412Sindh
Kalat0.405Balochistan

Very Low human development (below 0.400)

DistrictHDI (2015)Province
Loralai0.381Balochistan
Thatta0.377Sindh
Tando Muhammad Khan0.377Sindh
Upper Dir0.375Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Musakhel0.368Balochistan
Jaffarabad 0.345Balochistan
Kachhi0.345Balochistan
Sujawal0.326Sindh
Umerkot0.322Sindh
Nasirabad0.311Balochistan
Ziarat0.301Balochistan
Zhob0.295Balochistan
Sherani0.295Balochistan
Kharan0.290Balochistan
Dera Bugti0.271Balochistan
Kohlu0.267Balochistan
Tor Ghar0.240Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Killa Abdullah0.238Balochistan
Barkhan0.237Balochistan
Kohistan0.229Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Tharparkar0.227Sindh
Tribal Areas (FATA) average0.216Tribal Areas (FATA)
Chagai0.210Balochistan
Washuk0.188Balochistan
Harnai0.184Balochistan
Jhal Magsi0.183Balochistan
Awaran0.173Balochistan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan National Human Development Report 2017" (PDF). UNDP Pakistan. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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