School age population, primary education, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: School age population, primary education, female was 12.09 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
12.09 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
5th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12.09 million number
in 2020
All-time low
3.83 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Pakistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Pakistan is 12.09 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Pakistan peaked at 12.09 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.83 million number, in 1970.
That places Pakistan 5th out of 206 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, primary education, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.83 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.94 million number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 4.08 million number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 4.22 million number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 4.35 million number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 4.47 million number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 4.59 million number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 4.73 million number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 4.87 million number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 5.00 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 5.14 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 5.28 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 5.45 million number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 5.63 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 5.83 million number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 6.02 million number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 6.22 million number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 6.45 million number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 6.68 million number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 6.91 million number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 7.14 million number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 7.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 7.62 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 7.89 million number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 8.17 million number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 8.44 million number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 8.69 million number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 8.94 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 9.18 million number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 9.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.59 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.75 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 9.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.07 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.18 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.26 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.33 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.42 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.50 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.57 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.63 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.69 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.79 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.92 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.06 million number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.22 million number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.37 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.54 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.72 million number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.91 million number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.09 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.41 million number | 3.83 million number | 5.00 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.96 million number | 5.14 million number | 6.91 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.28 million number | 7.14 million number | 9.40 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.16 million number | 9.59 million number | 10.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.18 million number | 10.63 million number | 11.91 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.09 million number | 12.09 million number | 12.09 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 47.71 million number compare
- 3 Nigeria 16.44 million number compare
- 4 Indonesia 13.62 million number compare
- 6 United States 12.06 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 8.45 million number compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.52 million number compare
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, primary education, female in Pakistan?
- School age population, primary education, female in Pakistan was 12.09 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.09 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 million number in 1970.
- How does Pakistan rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Pakistan ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.