Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 45.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Pakistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Pakistan is 45.4%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Pakistan peaked at 83.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 83.0% | — |
| 1965 | 81.0% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 79.7% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 76.2% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 74.3% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 70.2% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 66.2% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 60.2% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.0% | 81.0% | 83.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 76.2% | 79.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 70.2% | 74.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 63.5% | 66.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 45.0% | 60.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 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+ with no education in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Pakistan was 45.4% 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+ with no education recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Pakistan ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education