School enrollment, primary, private in Pakistan
Pakistan: School enrollment, primary, private was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Pakistan, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 47.0% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Pakistan peaked at 47.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2010.
That places Pakistan 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 36.0% | — |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 30.9% | 36.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 30.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 9.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0486 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0524 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -13.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Pakistan?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Pakistan was 47.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Pakistan ranks 16th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.