School age population, tertiary education, male in Pakistan
Pakistan: School age population, tertiary education, male was 10.84 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
10.84 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 203 countries
All-time high
10.84 million number
in 2018
All-time low
2.53 million number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in Pakistan, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in Pakistan stood at 10.84 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Pakistan peaked at 10.84 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.53 million number, in 1970.
Pakistan ranks 5th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.53 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.54 million number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.57 million number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.64 million number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.73 million number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 2.86 million number | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 3.01 million number | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 3.18 million number | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 3.34 million number | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 3.50 million number | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 3.66 million number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 3.81 million number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 3.97 million number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 4.14 million number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 4.30 million number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 4.46 million number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.60 million number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 4.72 million number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.85 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 4.97 million number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.09 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 5.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.33 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 5.46 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.60 million number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.77 million number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 5.97 million number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 6.19 million number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 6.42 million number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 6.66 million number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 6.90 million number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 7.15 million number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 7.39 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 7.63 million number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 7.89 million number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.17 million number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 8.45 million number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 8.73 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.00 million number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.26 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 9.51 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 9.73 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.93 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 10.11 million number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.28 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 10.44 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.59 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 10.72 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.84 million number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.89 million number | 2.53 million number | 3.50 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.35 million number | 3.66 million number | 4.97 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.77 million number | 5.09 million number | 6.66 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.06 million number | 6.90 million number | 9.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.24 million number | 9.51 million number | 10.84 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0989 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Pakistan?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Pakistan was 10.84 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.84 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 million number in 1970.
- How does Pakistan rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Pakistan ranks 5th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.