Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 15.3% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 15.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan peaked at 16.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1960.
That places Pakistan 99th 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 | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.9% | — |
| 1965 | 7.4% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 8.4% | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | +71.6% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 9.6% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Pakistan was 15.3% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1960.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Pakistan ranks 99th 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 59.4%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)