Lower secondary completion rate, male in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 57.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Pakistan, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Pakistan is 57.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Pakistan peaked at 57.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 32.9% | — |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 32.8% | 38.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 37.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 47.7% | 57.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -13.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 19.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Pakistan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Pakistan was 57.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Pakistan ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.