School age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan
Pakistan: School age population, early childhood educational development was 12.33 million in 2013. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan, 1997–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2013, school age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan stood at 12.33 million. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan peaked at 12.33 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.46 million, in 1997.
Pakistan ranks 3rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.58 million | 9.46 million | 9.69 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.37 million | 9.80 million | 11.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 million | 11.50 million | 12.33 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan was 12.33 million in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.33 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.46 million in 1997.
- How does Pakistan rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 104 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release