Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 12.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 12.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan peaked at 13.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.6% | — |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +178.1% |
| 1970 | 6.0% | +34.6% |
| 1975 | 7.1% | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +70.6% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 7.9% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 71 India 13.6% compare
- 72 Mozambique 13.2% compare
- 73 Jamaica 12.8% compare
- 75 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.7% compare
- 76 Malawi 12.5% compare
- 77 Brunei Darussalam 12.4% 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan was 12.8% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Pakistan ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary