Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 5.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan peaked at 9.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2003.
Pakistan ranks 133rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.6% | — |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.6% | 9.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 4 |
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 5.5% 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 9.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Pakistan ranks 133rd out of 168 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 down 27.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release