Primary completion rate, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Primary completion rate, female was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Pakistan, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, female in Pakistan stood at 72.9%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Pakistan peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 158th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44.6% | — |
| 2006 | 45.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 44.6% | 46.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 46.7% | 54.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 59.2% | 72.9% | 4 |
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 primary completion rate, female in Pakistan?
- Primary completion rate, female in Pakistan was 72.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Pakistan ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.