Secondary education, teachers in Pakistan
Pakistan: Secondary education, teachers was 56.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Pakistan is 56.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Pakistan peaked at 61.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1971.
That places Pakistan 115th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.2% | — |
| 1972 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 28.2% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 29.4% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 29.7% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 30.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 31.8% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +81.0% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.2% | 26.2% | 29.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 29.7% | 31.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 57.1% | 61.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 56.3% | 60.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0989 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Pakistan?
- Secondary education, teachers in Pakistan was 56.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Pakistan ranks 115th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.