Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Pakistan stood at 51.9%.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Pakistan peaked at 56.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1972.
Pakistan ranks 179th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.2% | — |
| 1972 | 28.1% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 30.4% | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 30.3% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 30.1% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 31.1% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 33.9% | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 32.4% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 31.2% | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 32.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 31.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 32.7% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 46.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | -8.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 51.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.1%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 51.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +36.0% | 33.0% | 44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 28.1% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 31.2% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 44.2% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 47.2% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 51.9% | 56.5% | 4 |
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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Pakistan?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Pakistan was 51.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Pakistan ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release