Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 49.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Pakistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 49.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Pakistan peaked at 49.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1965.
Pakistan ranks 105th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6% | — |
| 1965 | 13.4% | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 15.5% | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 18.5% | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 20.6% | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +30.9% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +23.9% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.0% | 15.5% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 20.6% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 33.0% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 33.6% | 44.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 49.2% | 49.2% | 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 population age 15-19 with secondary in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Pakistan was 49.2% 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 secondary recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1965.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Pakistan ranks 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. 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 population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)