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 23.0% 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
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Pakistan peaked at 40.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 40.7% | — |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 31.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 30.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 43 El Salvador 24.8% compare
- 44 Malawi 23.7% compare
- 45 Micronesia, Federated States of 23.3% compare
- 47 Nigeria 22.7% compare
- 48 Cambodia 22.2% compare
- 49 Solomon Islands 21.9% 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 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 23.0% 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 40.7% 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 23.0% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Pakistan ranks 46th 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 33.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release