Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan stood at 95.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 2012.
That places Pakistan 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 92.4% | — |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.2% | 90.9% | 92.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 90.3% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.7% | 95.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -13.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 19.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan was 95.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Pakistan ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release