Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Pakistan
Pakistan: Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty was 7.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 7.9 years for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Pakistan peaked at 7.9 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.24 years, in 1990.
That places Pakistan 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.24 years | — |
| 1991 | 4.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 4.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.37 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.41 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.49 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.66 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.16 years | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 5.46 years | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 5.63 years | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 6.01 years | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 6 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.07 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.05 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.14 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.47 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 6.74 years | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 7.08 years | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.01 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3 years | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 7.64 years | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.9 years | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.9 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.9 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.43 years | 4.24 years | 4.62 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 years | 4.66 years | 6.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.67 years | 6.04 years | 7.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 years | 7.9 years | 7.9 years | 4 |
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More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 231,541 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 214,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Pakistan?
- Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty in Pakistan was 7.9 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.24 years in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.