Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education was 28.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Pakistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Pakistan stood at 28.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Pakistan peaked at 74.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2010.
Pakistan ranks 17th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.7% | — |
| 1965 | 68.7% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 74.6% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 64.4% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 65.6% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 53.5% | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 45.5% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.2% | 68.7% | 71.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 69.5% | 64.4% | 74.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.6% | 53.5% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 45.5% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 31.2% | 44.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 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 population age 15-19 with no education in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education in Pakistan was 28.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education?
- Pakistan ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with no education rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population age 15-19 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with no education