Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Pakistan
Pakistan: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 3.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Pakistan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens educational attainment vs fertility in Pakistan is 3.6, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Pakistan peaked at 6.81 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2023.
That places Pakistan 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.8 | 6.76 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.59 | 6.42 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.93 | 5.46 | 6.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.78 | 4.46 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 | 3.81 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.69 | 3.6 | 3.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 40 Malawi 3.65 compare
- 41 Gabon 3.65 compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 3.64 compare
- 44 Vanuatu 3.6 compare
- 45 Solomon Islands 3.56 compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 3.5 compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Pakistan?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Pakistan was 3.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 in 1975.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).