School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9665 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Pakistan, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.9665 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Pakistan peaked at 0.9665 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7239 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Pakistan 170th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7274 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7239 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.731 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7618 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.784 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8111 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8195 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8291 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8263 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8328 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.841 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8387 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8311 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8343 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8379 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8479 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8359 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.863 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8535 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8621 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8752 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9665 GPIA | +10.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.9665 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.9665 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9968 GPIA, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7735 GPIA | 0.7239 GPIA | 0.8291 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8389 GPIA | 0.8263 GPIA | 0.863 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8893 GPIA | 0.8535 GPIA | 0.9665 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Pakistan was 0.9665 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9665 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7239 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Pakistan ranks 170th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release