Low & middle income vs Pakistan: Primary education, pupils

Low & middle income
701.53 million
in 2024
Pakistan
25.38 million
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
5th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Pakistan
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M197019972024

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 701.53 million against 25.38 million in Pakistan, a difference of 676.16 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 27.6 times Pakistan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 43 groups.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 383.56 million 4.81 million 378.75 million Low & middle income
1980s 465.49 million 6.68 million 458.81 million Low & middle income
1990s 493.24 million 8.61 million 484.63 million Low & middle income
2000s 590.30 million 16.26 million 574.05 million Low & middle income
2010s 640.92 million 20.21 million 620.71 million Low & middle income
2020s 688.25 million 24.53 million 663.72 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Low & middle income or Pakistan?
Low & middle income, at 701.53 million against 25.38 million in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Low & middle income and Pakistan?
676.16 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Pakistan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and Pakistan rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 43 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Low & middle income vs Pakistan: Primary education, pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils/low-and-middle-income/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils/low-and-middle-income/pakistan/">Low & middle income vs Pakistan: Primary education, pupils</a> — Statizoid

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

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