Household Integrared Economic Survey

On January 01, the government unveiled the first-ever fully digital Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES) 2024–25, a landmark data milestone that reveals sharp improvements in literacy, internet access and immunization. The survey, which was conducted from September 2024 to June 2025, after a gap of six years, is focused on social and economic conditions of the country to provide data for policymaking at the national and provincial levels. A statement from the Press Information Department (PID) said that “the survey provides comprehensive insights to review the social and economic conditions of the country and serves as a key tool for evidence-based planning and policymaking.”

Following are the key results and major highlights of the survey:

Literacy has risen from around 60% to 63%, yet far short of global benchmarks.