Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity was 0.6156 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan is 0.6156 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan peaked at 1.42 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5506 GPIA, in 1984.
Pakistan ranks 139th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.39 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.42 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.24 GPIA | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.41 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 1.19 GPIA | -15.3% |
| 1977 | 1.1 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.24 GPIA | +23.1% |
| 1981 | 0.575 GPIA | -53.7% |
| 1982 | 0.588 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5555 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5506 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8305 GPIA | +50.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7561 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 1.22 GPIA | +61.5% |
| 1988 | 1.12 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 1.16 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.12 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8065 GPIA | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8327 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8771 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7385 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7404 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9141 GPIA | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9727 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7129 GPIA | -33.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7156 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6902 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6406 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.628 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6734 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6156 GPIA | -8.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.6156 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7863 GPIA, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.6156 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5491 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students … vocational adjusted gender parity in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +61.5% | 0.7561 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8597 GPIA | 0.5506 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9199 GPIA | 0.8065 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8175 GPIA | 0.7385 GPIA | 0.9141 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.863 GPIA | 0.628 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6445 GPIA | 0.6156 GPIA | 0.6734 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.08 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Pakistan was 0.6156 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5506 GPIA in 1984.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Pakistan ranks 139th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release