Education in Pakistan

1,860 indicators covering education for Pakistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 66.9% 2021 up 4.4% 77th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.64 GPIA 2021 up 28.0% 73rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 13.8% 2021 up 39.3% 78th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 58.9% 2021 up 7.5% 79th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 48.5% 2021 up 15.6% 79th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 69.1% 2021 up 3.2% 78th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 73.1% 2021 up 3.3% 83rd
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.7 GPIA 2021 up 11.1% 76th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 79.5% 2021 up 1.8% 84th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.84 GPIA 2021 up 3.7% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 49.9% 2018 up 18.3% 172nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 48,147 2023 up 188.5% 5th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 86,595 2023 up 174.0% 4th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 15,221 2023 up 249.6% 4th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 4,079 2023 down 17.9% 9th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 5,506 2023 up 1,003.4% 26th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 64 2023 up 3.2% 61st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 211 2023 up 91.8% 34th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 8,722 2023 up 1,061.4% 3rd
Trained teachers in primary education 75.0% 2024 down 10.8% 112th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 5th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 897 number 1992 down 31.2% 108th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 26.1% 95th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 47.0% 2024 up 25.9% 17th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 72.2% 112th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 66.5% 2021 up 5.4% 95th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 7.3% 130th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 944.5% 18th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.8513 GPI 2016 up 7.6% 183rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 69 2023 down 91.6% 67th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 61 2023 down 92.5% 58th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 893.6% 140th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.7% 2023 up 146.6% 171st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 up 159.6% 148th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 214.6% 38th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 93.3% 173rd
Share of primary school teachers who are women 51.9% 2024 up 4.7% 179th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 92.6% 178th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6156 GPIA 2024 down 42.8% 139th
Share of students studying abroad 4.2% 2023 up 99.1% 107th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 7.68 million 2019 up 1.9% 1st
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 4.79 million 2019 up 11.1% 1st
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 12.47 million 2019 up 5.2% 1st
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 62.0% 2019 down 3.1% 8th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 120,546 2024 down 0.2% 14th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 4 2025 unchanged 164th
End month of the academic school year 3 2025 unchanged 214th
Enrolment in primary education, female 10.46 million number 2019 up 28.5% 6th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 54.5% 2024 up 57.1% 151st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 57.0% 2024 up 34.7% 148th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.9561 GPIA 2024 up 16.6% 162nd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 2.0% 2018 down 60.2% 95th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 91,933 2024 down 0.1% 14th
Over-age students, primary 26.4% 2018 up 263,896,000.0% 9th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 76,503 2024 down 1.8% 15th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 81,695 2024 up 1.8% 15th
Secondary education, teachers 56.3% 2024 down 2.1% 115th
School enrollment, primary, female 61.6% 2018 up 4.0% 156th