% ▁of ▁the ▁male ▁population , ▁according ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁estimates . ▁ ▁School ▁En roll ment ▁The ▁school ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁( number ▁of ▁years ▁of ▁education ▁from ▁primary ▁to ▁t ert i ary ) ▁of ▁female ▁children ▁is ▁ 8 ▁years ▁versus ▁ 9 ▁years ▁for ▁male ▁children ▁according ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁estimates . ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁data ▁from ▁UN ES CO , ▁the ▁net ▁en roll ment ▁in ▁primary ▁education ▁is ▁ 6 1 . 6 1 % ▁for ▁female ▁children ▁whereas ▁it ▁is ▁ 7 3 . 3 7 % ▁for ▁male ▁children . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁Dis par ity ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁Part icip ation ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁data ▁by ▁UN ▁Women , ▁only ▁ 2 6 % ▁of ▁women ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁labor ▁force ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁Of ▁these , ▁ 7 3 % ▁were ▁employed ▁in ▁agricult ure , ▁forest ry , ▁hunting ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁Professional ▁and ▁manager ial ▁participation ▁of ▁women ▁remained ▁low , ▁with ▁women ▁compr ising ▁only ▁ 7 . 4 % ▁of ▁S TE M ▁profession als ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁Women ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁formal ▁sector ▁also ▁worked ▁excess ive ▁hours ▁versus ▁men , ▁and ▁women ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁of ▁education ▁or ▁more ▁were ▁noted ▁as ▁having ▁high ▁rates ▁of ▁under emp loyment ▁or ▁un emp loyment . ▁Child care ▁labor ▁was ▁intention ally ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁this ▁study . ▁ ▁Access