Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Pakistan
Pakistan: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted was 0.3453 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Pakistan, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.3453 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Pakistan peaked at 0.3453 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2683 UIS estimate, in 2012.
Pakistan ranks 197th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2683 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.2889 UIS estimate | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2824 UIS estimate | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2865 UIS estimate | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2926 UIS estimate | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2927 UIS estimate | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.297 UIS estimate | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.304 UIS estimate | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3304 UIS estimate | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3389 UIS estimate | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3375 UIS estimate | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3453 UIS estimate | +2.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.3453 UIS estimate is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7118 UIS estimate, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.3453 UIS estimate is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7122 UIS estimate, 48% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2891 UIS estimate | 0.2683 UIS estimate | 0.304 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.338 UIS estimate | 0.3304 UIS estimate | 0.3453 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 194 Vanuatu 0.359 UIS estimate compare
- 195 Tuvalu 0.3542 UIS estimate compare
- 196 Niger 0.3535 UIS estimate compare
- 198 Kyrgyzstan 0.3377 UIS estimate compare
- 199 Uzbekistan 0.3359 UIS estimate compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 0.3324 UIS estimate compare
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 mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Pakistan?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Pakistan was 0.3453 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3453 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2683 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Pakistan ranks 197th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release