Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Pakistan
Pakistan: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 25.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Pakistan, 1975–2018
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2018, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Pakistan stood at 25.0%.
That represents a change of up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Pakistan peaked at 26.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1975.
Pakistan ranks 91st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.9% | — |
| 1985 | 7.6% | +95.5% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +95.6% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -28.4% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -27.0% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +35.2% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 9.0% | 17.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 18.4% | 25.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.0% | 26.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 88 Senegal 25.6% compare
- 89 Mozambique 25.4% compare
- 90 Côte d'Ivoire 25.2% compare
- 92 Timor-Leste 24.1% compare
- 93 Burundi 22.9% compare
- 94 Togo 21.4% compare
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 modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Pakistan?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Pakistan was 25.0% in 2018, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1975.
- How does Pakistan rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Pakistan ranks 91st out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.