School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 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.
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
- 160 Hong Kong (China) 0.9718 GPIA compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.9717 GPIA compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0.9713 GPIA compare
- 163 Nigeria 0.9709 GPIA compare
- 165 Monaco 0.9698 GPIA compare
- 166 Chile 0.9694 GPIA compare
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, 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