School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Pakistan
Pakistan: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3.05 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.05 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 222 countries
All-time high
3.05 million
in 2025
All-time low
920,730
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Pakistan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 3.05 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Pakistan peaked at 3.05 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 920,730, in 1970.
Pakistan ranks 4th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 920,730 | — |
| 1971 | 945,785 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 968,776 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 992,783 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.02 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.04 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.07 million | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.11 million | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.14 million | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.18 million | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.22 million | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.26 million | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.31 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 1.36 million | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.42 million | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.48 million | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.57 million | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.63 million | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1.70 million | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.80 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.87 million | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.93 million | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.98 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 2.03 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.08 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.14 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.18 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.21 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.27 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.30 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.44 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.50 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.49 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.62 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.70 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.80 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2.88 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.94 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.97 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.97 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.97 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.97 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.95 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.99 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.01 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 3.05 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 million | 920,730 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 million | 1.22 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 million | 1.80 million | 2.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.40 million | 2.27 million | 2.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 million | 2.53 million | 2.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.00 million | 2.95 million | 3.05 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Pakistan?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Pakistan was 3.05 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 920,730 in 1970.
- How does Pakistan rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Pakistan ranks 4th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release