Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Pakistan
Pakistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. was 14.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Pakistan stood at 14.0%.
The figure is up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Pakistan peaked at 16.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1985.
That places Pakistan 93rd 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.9% | — |
| 1965 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.3% | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | +42.6% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +85.5% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -13.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 14.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.3%, 42% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 14.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.1%, 61% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 8.7% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 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 50-54 with primary schooling. in Pakistan?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. in Pakistan was 14.0% 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 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1985.
- How does Pakistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling.?
- Pakistan ranks 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)