Primary education, pupils (% female) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Primary education, pupils (% female) was 44.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Pakistan, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Pakistan is 44.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Pakistan peaked at 44.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 199th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.6% | — |
| 1972 | 27.0% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 28.4% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 28.7% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 29.5% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 28.7% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 33.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 32.5% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 33.3% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 33.3% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 26.6% | 31.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.2% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.5% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 39.1% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 44.0% | 44.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.08 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Pakistan?
- Primary education, pupils in Pakistan was 44.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for primary education, pupils?
- Pakistan ranks 199th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.