School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan
Pakistan: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 31.99 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
31.99 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
3rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
31.99 million number
in 2020
All-time low
8.42 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan stood at 31.99 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan peaked at 31.99 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.42 million number, in 1970.
Pakistan ranks 3rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.42 million number | — |
| 1971 | 8.81 million number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 9.19 million number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 9.58 million number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 9.98 million number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 10.38 million number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 10.77 million number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 11.16 million number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 11.55 million number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 11.94 million number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 12.33 million number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 12.72 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 13.12 million number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 13.53 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 13.93 million number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 14.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 14.74 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 15.17 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 15.64 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 16.13 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 16.65 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 17.20 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 17.73 million number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 18.30 million number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 18.92 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 19.58 million number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 20.29 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 21.01 million number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 21.77 million number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 22.55 million number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 23.33 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 24.08 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 24.79 million number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 25.47 million number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26.12 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.73 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 27.29 million number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 27.80 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 28.27 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 28.71 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 29.10 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.43 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 29.71 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.98 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 30.24 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.50 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 30.76 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.01 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 31.30 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 31.62 million number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.99 million number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.18 million number | 8.42 million number | 11.94 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.16 million number | 12.33 million number | 16.13 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.40 million number | 16.65 million number | 22.55 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.26 million number | 23.33 million number | 28.71 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.37 million number | 29.10 million number | 31.62 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.99 million number | 31.99 million number | 31.99 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.68 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan was 31.99 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.99 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 million number in 1970.
- How does Pakistan rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.