Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan

Pakistan: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 7.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
7.2%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
120th
of 158 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2009
All-time low
4.6%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan, 2003–2019

02468102003201120192003: 4.6 %2004: 6.2 %2005: 6.7 %2006: 8.3 %2007: 8.9 %2008: 8.7 %2009: 9.7 %2010: 9.2 %2011: 9.1 %2012: 8.5 %2013: 8 %2014: 7.6 %2015: 6 %2016: 5.7 %2017: 6.4 %2018: 7.4 %2019: 7.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 7.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.1% 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 120th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Pakistan, 2003 to 2019.
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 7.2% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.6% 4.6% 9.7% 7
2010s 7.5% 5.7% 9.2% 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 117 Madagascar 7.7% compare
  2. 118 Bhutan 7.5% compare
  3. 119 Cambodia 7.4% compare
  4. 121 Central African Republic 6.9% compare
  5. 122 Ghana 6.5% compare
  6. 123 Macao 6.5% compare

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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 7.2% in 2019, 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 120th out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.