Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 11.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Pakistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 11.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010.
That represents a change of up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Pakistan peaked at 12.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 110th 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.5% | — |
| 1965 | 3.8% | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +84.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -11.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 11.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.4%, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 11.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.6%, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 6.9% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Pakistan was 11.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Pakistan ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)