School age population, lower secondary education, male in Pakistan
Pakistan: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 7.29 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7.29 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
4th
of 205 countries
All-time high
7.29 million number
in 2020
All-time low
2.04 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Pakistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 7.29 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Pakistan peaked at 7.29 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.04 million number, in 1970.
That places Pakistan 4th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.04 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.13 million number | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.21 million number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.29 million number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 2.38 million number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 2.47 million number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.55 million number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.63 million number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.72 million number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 2.81 million number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 2.89 million number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.98 million number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 3.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.15 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 3.24 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.34 million number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 3.44 million number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.55 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 3.67 million number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.80 million number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 3.93 million number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.05 million number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.18 million number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.32 million number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 4.47 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.63 million number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 4.80 million number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 4.97 million number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.15 million number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 5.33 million number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 5.50 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 5.65 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.91 million number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.04 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6.16 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 6.27 million number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.36 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.46 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.54 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.63 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.69 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.75 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.81 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.88 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.94 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.06 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.13 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.20 million number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.29 million number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 million number | 2.04 million number | 2.81 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.31 million number | 2.89 million number | 3.80 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 million number | 3.93 million number | 5.33 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.07 million number | 5.50 million number | 6.54 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 million number | 6.63 million number | 7.20 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.29 million number | 7.29 million number | 7.29 million number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, male in Pakistan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Pakistan was 7.29 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 million number in 1970.
- How does Pakistan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.