Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 2.66 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Pakistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Pakistan stood at 2.66.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Pakistan peaked at 2.67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7 | — |
| 1965 | 0.86 | +22.9% |
| 1970 | 0.95 | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 1.13 | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 1.24 | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 1.44 | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 1.64 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 1.77 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.94 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 2.67 | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 2.66 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.78 | 0.7 | 0.86 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 0.95 | 1.13 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.64 | 1.77 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 1.94 | 2.67 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 130 Nepal 2.8 compare
- 131 Burundi 2.78 compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 2.67 compare
- 134 Afghanistan 2.64 compare
- 135 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.61 compare
- 136 Central African Republic 2.6 compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 231,541 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 214,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Pakistan was 2.66 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Pakistan ranks 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.