Which has higher primary education, pupils, IDA total or Pakistan?

IDA total, at 263.89 million against 25.38 million in Pakistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between IDA total and Pakistan?

238.51 million, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Pakistan?

44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA total vs Pakistan: Primary education, pupils

IDA total

263.89 million

in 2024

Pakistan

25.38 million

in 2024

IDA total rank

8th

Pakistan rank

5th

Primary education, pupils over time

IDA total
Pakistan

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 263.89 million against 25.38 million in Pakistan, a difference of 238.51 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 10.4 times Pakistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 45 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	57.13 million	4.81 million	52.32 million	IDA total
1980s	86.42 million	6.68 million	79.74 million	IDA total
1990s	96.68 million	8.61 million	88.07 million	IDA total
2000s	166.71 million	16.26 million	150.45 million	IDA total
2010s	221.69 million	20.21 million	201.48 million	IDA total
2020s	259.14 million	24.53 million	234.61 million	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, IDA total or Pakistan?: IDA total, at 263.89 million against 25.38 million in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between IDA total and Pakistan?: 238.51 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Pakistan?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do IDA total and Pakistan rank globally for primary education, pupils?: IDA total ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.