School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9709 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan is 0.9709 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 0.9709 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3845 GPIA, in 1971.
Pakistan ranks 163rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3845 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3933 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4206 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4213 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4265 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4447 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4277 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4959 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4933 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5021 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5113 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5219 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5107 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5132 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.521 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.529 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5237 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5335 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5259 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5308 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6861 GPIA | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6861 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6865 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7312 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7352 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7681 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7883 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8275 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8344 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8426 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8385 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.843 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8531 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8514 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8371 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8426 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8415 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8501 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8301 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.862 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8519 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8561 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8674 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9709 GPIA | +11.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.9709 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.9709 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +29.3% | 0.5308 GPIA | 0.6861 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4342 GPIA | 0.3845 GPIA | 0.4959 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5192 GPIA | 0.5021 GPIA | 0.5335 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5308 GPIA | 0.5308 GPIA | 0.5308 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7586 GPIA | 0.6861 GPIA | 0.8426 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8449 GPIA | 0.8301 GPIA | 0.862 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8866 GPIA | 0.8519 GPIA | 0.9709 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan was 0.9709 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9709 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3845 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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