Education in Pakistan

1,860 indicators covering education for Pakistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 7.2% 2019 down 25.1% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 36.9% 2024 up 74.7% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.8998 GPI 2024 up 21.4% 169th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 41.0% 2024 up 43.9% 166th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 49.9% 2024 up 27.6% 182nd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 39,700 2024 up 25.6% 19th
Progression to secondary school, male 87.0% 2017 up 13.9% 126th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 94.5% 2024 up 2.2% 61st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.88 million number 2018 up 92.9% 26th
School enrollment, secondary, female 34.2% 2018 up 21.9% 137th
School enrollment, secondary, male 40.4% 2018 up 9.2% 132nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 5.5% 2024 down 27.1% 133rd
Government expenditure on education, US$ 7,298 millions 2023 up 30.4% 50th
Progression to secondary school, female 88.2% 2017 up 20.5% 119th
Expenditure on tertiary education 22.1% 2017 65th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 1.9% 2023 up 6.6% 167th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 58,821 number 2018 up 88.8% 17th
Literacy rate, youth female 66.5% 2021 up 5.4% 95th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 2.0% 2023 down 22.2% 92nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 35.1% 2017 down 40.4% 15th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 42,117 2024 up 48.7% 9th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 40,634 2024 up 4.9% 13th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 470,813 number 2019 up 62.9% 6th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.3% 2024 up 0.6% 62nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 95.8% 2024 up 4.3% 65th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 6.7% 2024 down 7.4% 129th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 4.2% 2024 down 48.3% 127th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 486,030 2024 up 33.2% 6th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 84,712 2024 up 50.2% 16th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 6.17 million number 2019 up 53.0% 8th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 17,215 2023 up 242.0% 5th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.55 million 2024 up 855.8% 3rd
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 72.2% 2019 up 8.1% 32nd
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 339,878 number 2019 up 39.5% 6th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 9.8% 2023 down 15.3% 157th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 86,430 2024 up 3.9% 17th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 337,108 2024 up 38.4% 6th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 69.4% 2024 up 3.9% 53rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 148,922 2024 up 22.8% 12th
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 52.2% 2024 up 42.5% 104th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 62.1% 2018 up 4.9% 155th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 22,147 number 2018 up 79.6% 31st
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 810,859 2024 up 1,262.3% 3rd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 73.9% 2018 up 5.2% 151st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1.9% 2018 down 53.6% 81st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1.8% 2018 down 60.2% 89th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 742,838 2024 up 621.0% 3rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 24,397 2024 up 1.0% 16th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 24,294 2024 up 45.1% 15th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.8% 2023 down 23.7% 97th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 1.7% 2023 down 32.4% 99th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 1.9% 2023 down 19.1% 89th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9577 GPIA 2024 up 15.2% 153rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 48.8% 2024 up 37.8% 176th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 50.9% 2024 up 19.6% 177th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 64,892 2023 up 216.4% 7th