Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 8.14 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Pakistan, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Pakistan is 8.14 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Pakistan peaked at 8.14 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 2.24 years, in 1980.
Pakistan ranks 128th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.43 years | 2.24 years | 2.62 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.29 years | 3.05 years | 3.52 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.54 years | 4.04 years | 5.05 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.55 years | 5.22 years | 5.89 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 6.64 years | 6.41 years | 6.88 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 7.54 years | 7.33 years | 7.74 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 8.14 years | 8.14 years | 8.14 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.55 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Pakistan?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Pakistan was 8.14 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 years in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Pakistan ranks 128th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.