Compulsory education, duration in Pakistan
Pakistan: Compulsory education, duration was 12 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Pakistan, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Pakistan stood at 12 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Pakistan peaked at 12 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12 years, in 1998.
Pakistan ranks 33rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 6 |
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More education data for Pakistan
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 85.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 22.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 85.16 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Pakistan?
- Compulsory education, duration in Pakistan was 12 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 years in 1998.
- How does Pakistan rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Pakistan ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.