Education in Pakistan

144 indicators covering education for Pakistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 59.4% 2025 up 3.4% 169th
Population ages 0-14 36.2% 2025 down 6.5% 47th
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Lower secondary school starting age 10 years 2025 unchanged 192nd
School enrollment, primary 83.7% 2024 up 16.0% 188th
Primary education, teachers 445,877 2024 up 6.8% 11th
School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% 2024 up 25.6% 186th
School enrollment, primary, male 85.0% 2024 up 8.4% 185th
Labor force, total 85.16 million 2025 up 23.0% 7th
Labor force, female 22.8% 2025 up 0.9% 170th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.8811 GPI 2019 up 3.1% 190th
School enrollment, secondary 48.3% 2024 up 47.8% 176th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 4.8 per 1,000 2024 down 23.8% 100th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 3.3 per 1,000 2024 down 28.3% 106th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.8 per 1,000 2024 down 30.0% 52nd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 3 per 1,000 2024 down 36.2% 49th
Secondary education, teachers 2.04 million 2024 up 286.8% 3rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 46.5% 2024 up 62.8% 175th
School enrollment, secondary, male 50.0% 2024 up 37.0% 174th
School enrollment, tertiary 10.9% 2024 up 24.1% 153rd
School enrollment, primary, private 47.0% 2024 up 25.9% 16th
School enrollment, preprimary 82.6% 2019 up 13.1% 75th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 10.7% 2024 up 26.8% 154th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 11.0% 2024 up 21.4% 151st
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.8684 GPI 2019 up 9.3% 177th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2024 down 3.9% 136th
Secondary education, teachers, female 1.15 million 2024 up 278.7% 3rd
Primary completion rate, female 72.9% 2024 up 42.3% 158th
Primary completion rate, male 75.4% 2024 up 20.9% 150th
Government expenditure on education, total 1.9% 2023 down 13.0% 179th
Secondary education, general pupils 12.91 million 2018 up 43.5% 6th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 55.8% 2024 up 44.4% 147th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 77.2% 2019 up 11.8% 80th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 87.6% 2019 up 14.2% 64th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 65.3% 2018 up 7.5% 152nd
Government expenditure on education, total 9.8% 2023 down 15.3% 156th
Secondary education, general pupils 44.4% 2018 up 5.5% 188th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 54.5% 2024 up 57.1% 147th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 57.0% 2024 up 34.7% 144th
Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th
Primary education, pupils 25.38 million 2024 up 30.6% 5th
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Secondary education, pupils 19.70 million 2024 up 74.5% 6th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 70.6% 2018 up 18.1% 132nd
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 61.3% 2018 down 0.3% 141st
Secondary education, vocational pupils 446,376 2018 up 30.4% 28th
Number of under-five deaths, male 212,821 2024 down 25.0% 3rd
Number of under-five deaths, female 168,765 2024 down 26.5% 4th
Number of infant deaths, male 186,759 2024 down 24.1% 3rd
Number of infant deaths, female 142,446 2024 down 24.7% 3rd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 33.5% 2018 down 3.5% 156th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 117.2% 2018 up 11.9% 24th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.9% 2025 up 12.9% 74th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.0% 2025 up 76.8% 91st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.4% 2025 up 52.0% 87th
Primary education, teachers 51.9% 2024 up 4.7% 168th
Repeaters, primary, total 1.9% 2018 down 57.8% 103rd
Persistence to grade 5, total 65.3% 2018 up 7.5% 147th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 16,555 2024 down 17.2% 4th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 22,705 2024 down 12.4% 7th