School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.712 GPIA, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 79th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.712 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7408 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9414 GPIA | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.853 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8438 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9112 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9171 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8973 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9007 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.883 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8721 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8708 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8728 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8585 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8475 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8479 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8488 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8539 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.824 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8243 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.851 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.86 GPIA | 0.712 GPIA | 0.9414 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8591 GPIA | 0.8475 GPIA | 0.8728 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8786 GPIA | 0.824 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 76 Paraguay 1.02 GPIA compare
- 77 Benin 1.02 GPIA compare
- 78 Lebanon 1.02 GPIA compare
- 80 China (People’s Republic of) 1.01 GPIA compare
- 81 Palestine, State of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 82 Martinique 1.01 GPIA
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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.712 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release