Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0569 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Pakistan, 1971–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 231,541 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 214,336 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.