School enrollment, primary, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: School enrollment, primary, female was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 82.4% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Pakistan peaked at 82.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1971.
Pakistan ranks 186th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 24.8% | — |
| 1972 | 25.2% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 27.9% | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 29.3% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 29.9% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 31.5% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 31.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 31.2% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 32.1% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 33.0% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 34.5% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 35.7% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 35.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +42.2% |
| 2001 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 62.3% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 24.8% | 31.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.6% | 30.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 50.7% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 63.2% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 72.7% | 82.4% | 4 |
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 enrollment, primary, female in Pakistan?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Pakistan was 82.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Pakistan ranks 186th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.