School life expectancy, primary, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary, female was 4.14 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Pakistan, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Pakistan is 4.14 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Pakistan peaked at 4.14 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.24 years, in 1971.
Pakistan ranks 187th of 212 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 | 1.45 years | 1.24 years | 1.57 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.68 years | 1.52 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 years | 1.78 years | 1.78 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.92 years | 2.53 years | 3.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 years | 3.16 years | 3.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 years | 3.67 years | 4.14 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Pakistan was 4.14 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 years in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Pakistan ranks 187th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release