Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan

Pakistan: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0569 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.0569 units per person
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
139th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0569 units per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0231 units per person
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan, 1971–2018

00.020.040.061971199420181971: 0.023 units per person1972: 0.023 units per person1973: 0.024 units per person1974: 0.025 units per person1975: 0.026 units per person1976: 0.027 units per person1977: 0.027 units per person1978: 0.027 units per person1979: 0.025 units per person1980: 0.025 units per person1981: 0.025 units per person1982: 0.025 units per person1983: 0.026 units per person1984: 0.027 units per person1985: 0.028 units per person1986: 0.028 units per person1987: 0.029 units per person1988: 0.029 units per person1989: 0.03 units per person1990: 0.031 units per person1991: 0.035 units per person1992: 0.04 units per person1996: 0.039 units per person2002: 0.034 units per person2003: 0.034 units per person2004: 0.037 units per person2005: 0.038 units per person2006: 0.045 units per person2007: 0.048 units per person2008: 0.047 units per person2009: 0.047 units per person2010: 0.047 units per person2011: 0.047 units per person2012: 0.048 units per person2013: 0.049 units per person2014: 0.051 units per person2015: 0.054 units per person2016: 0.056 units per person2017: 0.055 units per person2018: 0.057 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan stood at 0.0569 units per person. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0569 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0231 units per person, in 1971.

Pakistan ranks 139th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan, 1971 to 2018.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0231 units per person
1972 0.0233 units per person +0.8%
1973 0.024 units per person +2.8%
1974 0.0246 units per person +2.7%
1975 0.0264 units per person +7.4%
1976 0.0265 units per person +0.4%
1977 0.0267 units per person +0.8%
1978 0.0268 units per person +0.1%
1979 0.0246 units per person -8.2%
1980 0.0251 units per person +2.1%
1981 0.0248 units per person -1.3%
1982 0.0248 units per person +0.1%
1983 0.0258 units per person +4.3%
1984 0.0269 units per person +4.1%
1985 0.0281 units per person +4.5%
1986 0.0283 units per person +0.5%
1987 0.0286 units per person +1.1%
1988 0.0288 units per person +0.6%
1989 0.0295 units per person +2.7%
1990 0.0306 units per person +3.7%
1991 0.0354 units per person +15.7%
1992 0.0399 units per person +12.7%
1996 0.0394 units per person -1.3%
2002 0.0341 units per person -13.6%
2003 0.0338 units per person -0.7%
2004 0.0369 units per person +9.1%
2005 0.0382 units per person +3.5%
2006 0.0453 units per person +18.6%
2007 0.0478 units per person +5.5%
2008 0.0475 units per person -0.6%
2009 0.0465 units per person -2.0%
2010 0.0465 units per person +0.0%
2011 0.0469 units per person +0.7%
2012 0.0481 units per person +2.7%
2013 0.0494 units per person +2.6%
2014 0.051 units per person +3.2%
2015 0.0541 units per person +6.1%
2016 0.0558 units per person +3.1%
2017 0.0545 units per person -2.2%
2018 0.0569 units per person +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0251 units per person 0.0231 units per person 0.0268 units per person 9
1980s 0.0271 units per person 0.0248 units per person 0.0295 units per person 10
1990s 0.0364 units per person 0.0306 units per person 0.0399 units per person 4
2000s 0.0413 units per person 0.0338 units per person 0.0478 units per person 8
2010s 0.0515 units per person 0.0465 units per person 0.0569 units per person 9

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 136 Spain 0.0582 units per person compare
  2. 137 Belgium 0.0582 units per person compare
  3. 138 Iran 0.0579 units per person compare
  4. 140 Lebanon 0.0568 units per person compare
  5. 141 United Arab Emirates 0.0564 units per person compare
  6. 142 Malawi 0.0562 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0569 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0569 units per person in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 units per person in 1971.
How does Pakistan rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Pakistan ranks 139th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.