Over-age students, primary in Pakistan

Pakistan: Over-age students, primary was 26.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
26.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.4%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2002
Years of data
15
2002–2018

Over-age students, primary in Pakistan, 2002–2018

01020302002201020182002: 0 % of enrollment2003: 0 % of enrollment2004: 0 % of enrollment2006: 0 % of enrollment2007: 0 % of enrollment2009: 0 % of enrollment2010: 0 % of enrollment2011: 0 % of enrollment2012: 0 % of enrollment2013: 0 % of enrollment2014: 0 % of enrollment2015: 26.4 % of enrollment2016: 26.4 % of enrollment2017: 26.4 % of enrollment2018: 26.4 % of enrollment

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 26.4% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 263,896,000.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Pakistan peaked at 26.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.

Pakistan ranks 9th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Over-age students, primary in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Pakistan, 2002 to 2018.
Year % of enrollment Change
2002 0.0%
2003 0.0%
2004 0.0%
2006 0.0%
2007 0.0%
2009 0.0% -100.0%
2010 0.0%
2011 0.0% -100.0%
2012 0.0%
2013 0.0%
2014 0.0%
2015 26.4%
2016 26.4% +0.0%
2017 26.4% +0.0%
2018 26.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6
2010s 11.7% 0.0% 26.4% 9

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.8%
  2. 7 Eswatini 28.3% compare
  3. 8 Nepal 28.0% compare
  4. 10 Kenya 26.0% compare
  5. 11 Vanuatu 25.8% compare
  6. 12 Madagascar 25.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Pakistan

All data for Pakistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is over-age students, primary in Pakistan?
Over-age students, primary in Pakistan was 26.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
How does Pakistan rank for over-age students, primary?
Pakistan ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 263,896,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Over-age students, primary in Pakistan. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/over-age-students-primary-percent-of-enrollment/pakistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/over-age-students-primary-percent-of-enrollment/pakistan/">Over-age students, primary in Pakistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.