Average years of schooling among adults in Pakistan
Pakistan: Average years of schooling among adults was 4.32 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Pakistan, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Pakistan stood at 4.32 years.
That represents a change of down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Pakistan peaked at 5.16 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.32 years, in 1990.
Pakistan ranks 177th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 years | 2.32 years | 3.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 years | 3.32 years | 4.58 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 years | 4.54 years | 5.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.34 years | 4.32 years | 4.43 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 174 Madagascar 4.59 years compare
- 175 Mozambique 4.59 years compare
- 176 Nepal 4.5 years compare
- 178 Central African Republic 3.99 years compare
- 179 Sudan 3.96 years compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.55 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Pakistan?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Pakistan was 4.32 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 years in 1990.
- How does Pakistan rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Pakistan ranks 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.