Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Pakistan
Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 34.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Pakistan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 34.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Pakistan peaked at 49.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2025.
Pakistan ranks 57th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5% | — |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | -6.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 34.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 34.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.1%, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.3% | 43.2% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 42.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 34.5% | 44.7% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Pakistan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Pakistan was 34.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2025.
- How does Pakistan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Pakistan ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 youth of upper 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