School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 0.416 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Pakistan, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Pakistan is 0.416 years, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Pakistan peaked at 0.4984 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0445 years, in 1992.
That places Pakistan 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0512 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0491 years | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0491 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0507 years | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0521 years | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0526 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0568 years | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0628 years | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0604 years | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0607 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0804 years | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0787 years | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0925 years | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0878 years | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0445 years | -49.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1199 years | +169.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1489 years | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2286 years | +53.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2283 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.257 years | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2542 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3111 years | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3981 years | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4593 years | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4817 years | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4984 years | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4295 years | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4198 years | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4339 years | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.416 years | -4.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.416 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6764 years, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.416 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.27 years, 18% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +169.5% | 0.0445 years | 0.1199 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0539 years | 0.0491 years | 0.0628 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0781 years | 0.0607 years | 0.0925 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0662 years | 0.0445 years | 0.0878 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2211 years | 0.1199 years | 0.3111 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4421 years | 0.3981 years | 0.4984 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Pakistan was 0.416 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4984 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0445 years in 1992.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Pakistan ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.