Primary education, pupils in Pakistan
Pakistan: Primary education, pupils was 44.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Pakistan, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Pakistan is 44.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Pakistan peaked at 44.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 199th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 26.6% | 31.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 39.1% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 44.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 primary education, pupils in Pakistan?
- Primary education, pupils in Pakistan was 44.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Pakistan ranks 199th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.