School enrollment, primary in Pakistan
Pakistan: School enrollment, primary was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 83.7% for school enrollment, primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Pakistan peaked at 83.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 188th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 45.2% | 53.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 45.9% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.9% | 51.9% | 51.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 62.6% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 68.9% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 78.9% | 83.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.55 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 85.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Pakistan?
- School enrollment, primary in Pakistan was 83.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Pakistan ranks 188th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 (% 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.