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% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.635 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8492, 75% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.635 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9776, 65% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +32.9% | 0.2797 | 0.3717 |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.08 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.07 (2024)
- 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)
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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