Over-age students, primary in Pakistan
Pakistan: Over-age students, primary was 26.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Pakistan, 2002–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 0.0% | 26.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 231,541 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 214,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.