School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) was 8.52 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Pakistan, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Pakistan is 8.52 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Pakistan peaked at 8.52 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.96 years, in 1980.
That places Pakistan 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years) (School) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.34 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.28 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 5.39 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 5.57 years | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 5.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 5.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.8 years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 5.17 years | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 4.96 years | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 4.96 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 5.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 5.33 years | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 5.41 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 5.57 years | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 5.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.73 years | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 5.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 5.85 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.72 years | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 7.09 years | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 7.09 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.04 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.15 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7 years | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 7.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.42 years | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 7.75 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 8.17 years | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.07 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.44 years | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.52 years | +1.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 8.52 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.78 years, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 8.52 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.73 years, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.42 years | 4.96 years | 5.8 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.42 years | 4.96 years | 5.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 years | 5.94 years | 5.94 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.99 years | 6.72 years | 7.09 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.67 years | 7 years | 8.52 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.08 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Pakistan was 8.52 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.52 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 years in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Pakistan ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.