Progression to secondary school in Pakistan
Pakistan: Progression to secondary school was 87.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Pakistan, 2004–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 87.5% for progression to secondary school in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Pakistan peaked at 87.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2004.
Pakistan ranks 132nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 71.8% | 78.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 74.8% | 87.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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, total 85.16 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 22.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Pakistan?
- Progression to secondary school in Pakistan was 87.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2004.
- How does Pakistan rank for progression to secondary school?
- Pakistan ranks 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).