India vs Pakistan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
India
97.6%
in 2025
Pakistan
97.5%
in 2024
India rank
69th
Pakistan rank
71st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 97.6% against 97.5% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.
India ranks 69th and Pakistan ranks 71st of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 97.7% | 1.2% | India |
| 1980s | 98.5% | 97.8% | 0.6% | India |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 97.3% | 1.9% | India |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 1.7% | India |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 97.2% | 0.8% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 97.6% against 97.5% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between India and Pakistan?
- 0.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- India ranks 69th and Pakistan ranks 71st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release