School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 8.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 8.34 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan peaked at 8.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.75 years, in 1980.
Pakistan ranks 170th of 179 countries on this measure, 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, male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5 years | — |
| 1972 | 4.95 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 5.07 years | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 5.25 years | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 5.34 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 5.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.52 years | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 4.95 years | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 4.76 years | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 4.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.32 years | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 5.46 years | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 5.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 5.54 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.16 years | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 6.51 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 6.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.51 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.64 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.87 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2 years | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 7.51 years | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 7.4 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.66 years | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.86 years | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.29 years | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 8 years | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 8.26 years | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.34 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.14 years | 4.76 years | 5.52 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.25 years | 4.75 years | 5.46 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.54 years | 5.54 years | 5.54 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.42 years | 6.16 years | 6.51 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.15 years | 6.54 years | 7.86 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.22 years | 8 years | 8.34 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0989 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan was 8.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 years in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Pakistan ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release