Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0784 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per capita in Pakistan is 0.0784 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0784 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 units per person, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0236 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0239 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0249 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0255 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0271 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.027 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0272 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0272 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.025 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0255 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0252 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0253 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0264 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0275 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0286 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0288 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0292 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0296 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0306 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0316 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0362 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0407 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0343 units per person | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0377 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0391 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0469 units per person | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0496 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0493 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0485 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0485 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0488 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0499 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0511 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0527 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0556 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0572 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0561 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0589 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0615 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0644 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0651 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0686 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0784 units per person | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0257 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0272 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0277 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 0.0306 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0361 units per person | 0.0316 units per person | 0.0407 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0436 units per person | 0.0343 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.054 units per person | 0.0485 units per person | 0.0615 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0691 units per person | 0.0644 units per person | 0.0784 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Pakistan?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0784 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0784 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 units per person in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 106th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.