Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 3.79 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pakistan, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 3.79 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pakistan peaked at 3.87 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million number, in 2003.
Pakistan ranks 4th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.06 million number | — |
| 2001 | 1.92 million number | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.68 million number | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.39 million number | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 1.57 million number | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.87 million number | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 2.64 million number | +40.8% |
| 2007 | 2.96 million number | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 3.19 million number | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 3.02 million number | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.17 million number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.96 million number | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 3.07 million number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.10 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.50 million number | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 3.87 million number | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 3.79 million number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.23 million number | 1.39 million number | 3.19 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 million number | 2.96 million number | 3.87 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0989 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pakistan?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Pakistan was 3.79 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million number in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.