Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Pakistan
Pakistan: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.635 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Pakistan, 1972–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Pakistan is 0.635, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Pakistan peaked at 0.635 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2537, in 1972.
That places Pakistan 115th out of 121 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2537 | — |
| 1981 | 0.2797 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3717 | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4777 | +28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4768 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4774 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4821 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4889 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.549 | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5609 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5786 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6118 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6094 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.59 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.635 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2537 | 0.2537 | 0.2537 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2797 | 0.2797 | 0.2797 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4509 | 0.3717 | 0.4777 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5588 | 0.4821 | 0.6118 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.635 | 0.635 | 0.635 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Pakistan?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Pakistan was 0.635 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.635 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2537 in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Pakistan ranks 115th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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