School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 0.957 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.957 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan peaked at 0.957 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3428 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3428 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3543 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3812 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3847 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3936 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4038 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3978 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4394 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4524 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4542 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4763 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4769 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.486 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4857 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7898 GPIA | +62.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8074 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.811 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8278 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8146 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8143 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8116 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8311 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8224 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8278 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8307 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8356 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8673 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8577 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8657 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8799 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.957 GPIA | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3945 GPIA | 0.3428 GPIA | 0.4524 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4733 GPIA | 0.4542 GPIA | 0.486 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4857 GPIA | 0.4857 GPIA | 0.4857 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.809 GPIA | 0.7898 GPIA | 0.8278 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8284 GPIA | 0.8116 GPIA | 0.8673 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8901 GPIA | 0.8577 GPIA | 0.957 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan was 0.957 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.957 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3428 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Pakistan ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release