School age population, tertiary education, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: School age population, tertiary education, female was 12.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.28 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
3rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
12.28 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.45 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, female in Pakistan, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 12.28 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Pakistan peaked at 12.28 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million, in 1970.
Pakistan ranks 3rd of 221 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, tertiary education, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.45 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.54 million | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 2.66 million | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 2.78 million | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 2.91 million | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 3.05 million | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 3.18 million | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 3.33 million | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 3.48 million | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 3.63 million | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 3.81 million | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 4.03 million | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 4.20 million | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 4.33 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 4.44 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.52 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 4.64 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 4.75 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 4.88 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 5.01 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.14 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 5.31 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 5.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 5.61 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 5.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 5.96 million | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 6.18 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.41 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 6.66 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.95 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 7.27 million | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 7.62 million | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 7.95 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 8.23 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 8.52 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.81 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 9.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 9.36 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.69 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.96 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 10.22 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.42 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.68 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.77 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.86 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 11.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 11.42 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 11.65 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.80 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.05 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 12.28 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.00 million | 2.45 million | 3.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.46 million | 3.81 million | 5.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 million | 5.14 million | 6.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.65 million | 7.27 million | 9.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.71 million | 10.22 million | 11.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.85 million | 11.42 million | 12.28 million | 6 |
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, tertiary education, female in Pakistan?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Pakistan was 12.28 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.28 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 1970.
- How does Pakistan rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release