School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 0.4777 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Pakistan, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Pakistan is 0.4777 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.4989 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1493 years, in 2003.
That places Pakistan 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1778 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.1564 years | -12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1577 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1565 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1514 years | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1625 years | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1561 years | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1626 years | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.162 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1564 years | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2152 years | +37.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2134 years | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2385 years | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2165 years | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1656 years | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1493 years | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.189 years | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2628 years | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2692 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3033 years | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3001 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3673 years | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4305 years | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4797 years | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4911 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4684 years | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4913 years | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4816 years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4989 years | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4777 years | -4.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.4777 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7605 years, 63% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.4777 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.73 years, 28% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1603 years | 0.1514 years | 0.1778 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2059 years | 0.1564 years | 0.2385 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1911 years | 0.1656 years | 0.2165 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.263 years | 0.1493 years | 0.3673 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4774 years | 0.4305 years | 0.4989 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.08 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.07 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Pakistan was 0.4777 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4989 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1493 years in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Pakistan ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.