Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
71st
of 219 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2003
All-time low
95.9%
in 2009
Years of data
43
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Pakistan is 97.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Pakistan peaked at 98.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2009.
Pakistan ranks 71st of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 97.6% | — |
| 1972 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 96.2% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 97.7% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 97.8% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 97.2% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.6% | 96.2% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 97.9% | 96.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 95.9% | 98.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.0% | 97.5% | 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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Pakistan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Pakistan was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Pakistan ranks 71st out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release