Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Pakistan
Pakistan: Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total was 117.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Pakistan, 2005–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Pakistan is 117.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Pakistan peaked at 117.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2011.
That places Pakistan 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 106.0% | — |
| 2006 | 100.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 102.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 104.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 101.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 101.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 104.3% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 105.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 114.5% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 113.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 117.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.2% | 100.9% | 106.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 104.8% | 94.5% | 117.2% | 9 |
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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 gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Pakistan?
- Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total in Pakistan was 117.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 117.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2011.
- How does Pakistan rank for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total?
- Pakistan ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.