Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan
Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 18.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan is 18.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan peaked at 33.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 55th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.2% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 21.3% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 18.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 18.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 2.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 26.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 25.2% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 18.4% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan was 18.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Pakistan ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release