Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Pakistan
Pakistan: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 9.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Pakistan is 9.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Pakistan peaked at 12.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2006.
Pakistan ranks 104th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.1% | — |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.1% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
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 participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Pakistan?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Pakistan was 9.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2006.
- How does Pakistan rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Pakistan ranks 104th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).