Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 31.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Pakistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Pakistan is 31.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Pakistan peaked at 31.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1960.
Pakistan ranks 107th 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+ with secondary schooling. in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.0% | — |
| 1965 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 11.6% | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +48.1% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.0% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 21.2% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 104 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33.8% compare
- 105 Iraq 32.0% compare
- 106 Gambia 31.7% compare
- 108 Namibia 31.4% compare
- 109 New Zealand 31.1% compare
- 110 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.6% compare
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 secondary schooling. in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Pakistan was 31.7% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Pakistan ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)