Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Pakistan
Pakistan: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Pakistan is 83.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Pakistan peaked at 83.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 199th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 45.2% | 53.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 45.9% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 62.6% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 68.9% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 78.9% | 83.7% | 4 |
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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Pakistan?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Pakistan was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Pakistan ranks 199th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.