School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9298 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan stood at 0.9298 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 0.9298 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2653 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2653 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.2794 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3059 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3114 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3292 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3248 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3352 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3398 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3767 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.368 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3689 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3703 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3524 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3534 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3633 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3927 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4021 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4115 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4176 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4169 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.477 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5004 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7857 GPIA | +57.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7676 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7661 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7985 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.774 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7495 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7283 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7224 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7815 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.783 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7993 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7946 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8384 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8537 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8456 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8615 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8818 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9298 GPIA | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3186 GPIA | 0.2653 GPIA | 0.3767 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.38 GPIA | 0.3524 GPIA | 0.4176 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4648 GPIA | 0.4169 GPIA | 0.5004 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.7795 GPIA | 0.7661 GPIA | 0.7985 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7825 GPIA | 0.7224 GPIA | 0.8537 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8796 GPIA | 0.8456 GPIA | 0.9298 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan was 0.9298 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9298 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2653 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 185th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release