School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 8.28 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pakistan, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pakistan stood at 8.28 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pakistan peaked at 8.28 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.72 years, in 1972.
That places Pakistan 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.74 years | — |
| 1972 | 3.72 years | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 3.87 years | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 4 years | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 4.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.13 years | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 4.21 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 3.87 years | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 3.76 years | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 3.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.31 years | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 4.44 years | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 4.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.63 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.33 years | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 5.74 years | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 6.09 years | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.28 years | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.71 years | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 6.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.82 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.92 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.3 years | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7.58 years | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 7.99 years | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.93 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 8.28 years | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.93 years | 3.72 years | 4.21 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.25 years | 3.76 years | 4.5 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.63 years | 4.63 years | 4.63 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.24 years | 5.33 years | 6.82 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.47 years | 6.81 years | 8.28 years | 8 |
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More education data for Pakistan
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Pakistan was 8.28 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 years in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Pakistan ranks 172nd out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.