Primary completion rate, male in Pakistan
Pakistan: Primary completion rate, male was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male 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, male in Pakistan stood at 75.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Pakistan peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2009.
Pakistan ranks 150th 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, male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61.7% | — |
| 2006 | 59.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.7% | 57.1% | 61.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 57.3% | 64.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.8% | 69.4% | 75.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 147 Mozambique 76.2% compare
- 148 Luxembourg 75.8% compare
- 149 Gambia 75.4% compare
- 151 Micronesia, Federated States of 75.3% compare
- 152 Nigeria 74.7% compare
- 153 Iraq 73.1%
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.68 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Pakistan?
- Primary completion rate, male in Pakistan was 75.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Pakistan ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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, male (% 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.