School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9522 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9522 GPIA
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
182nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.9522 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.3447 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.9522 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan peaked at 0.9522 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3447 GPIA, in 1971.
Pakistan ranks 182nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3447 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3554 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.383 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3862 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3947 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4058 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3985 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4408 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4548 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4561 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4626 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.47 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.456 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4564 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4644 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4803 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.481 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4902 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4867 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4887 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7874 GPIA | +61.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8056 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8094 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8266 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8149 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8073 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8039 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7991 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8152 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8184 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8247 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8279 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8334 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8587 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8492 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8584 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8736 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9522 GPIA | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.396 GPIA | 0.3447 GPIA | 0.4548 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4704 GPIA | 0.456 GPIA | 0.4902 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4887 GPIA | 0.4887 GPIA | 0.4887 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8072 GPIA | 0.7874 GPIA | 0.8266 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8203 GPIA | 0.7991 GPIA | 0.8587 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8833 GPIA | 0.8492 GPIA | 0.9522 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 231,541 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 214,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan was 0.9522 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9522 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3447 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Pakistan ranks 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 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