Pakistan - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Pakistan was 82.56 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.14 in 2018 and a minimum value of 35.74 in 2003.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 60.93
2001 54.76
2002 41.51
2003 35.74
2004 40.56
2005 45.98
2006 64.04
2007 72.13
2008 76.89
2009 73.01
2012 71.66
2013 73.07
2014 67.16
2015 69.18
2016 69.26
2017 76.79
2018 83.14
2019 82.56

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Pakistan was 77.15 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.31 in 2018 and a minimum value of 32.88 in 2003.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 50.22
2001 46.27
2002 40.22
2003 32.88
2004 37.11
2005 43.99
2006 61.57
2007 68.69
2008 73.47
2009 69.01
2012 67.22
2013 68.37
2014 62.89
2015 64.36
2016 64.08
2017 71.21
2018 77.31
2019 77.15

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Pakistan was 87.56 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.55 in 2018 and a minimum value of 38.41 in 2003.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2000 71.03
2001 62.73
2002 42.72
2003 38.41
2004 43.75
2005 47.82
2006 66.31
2007 75.30
2008 80.03
2009 76.67
2012 75.76
2013 77.44
2014 71.14
2015 73.68
2016 74.09
2017 81.99
2018 88.55
2019 87.56

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Pakistan was 95.48 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.48 in 2019 and a minimum value of 49.09 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 49.26
1972 49.09
1973 51.43
1974 53.80
1975 54.18
1976 55.36
1977 56.74
1978 50.03
1979 49.79
1980 49.24
1981 50.31
1982 51.14
1983 53.25
1984 53.42
1985 55.04
1986 55.42
1987 57.53
1988 57.86
1989 58.14
1990 58.63
2000 70.89
2001 70.79
2002 70.89
2003 72.72
2004 77.11
2005 81.28
2006 77.93
2007 83.10
2008 83.24
2009 83.90
2010 84.59
2011 80.86
2012 80.38
2013 79.66
2014 84.31
2015 85.09
2016 91.32
2017 90.59
2018 94.33
2019 95.48

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Pakistan was 89.24 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.24 in 2019 and a minimum value of 26.93 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 26.93
1972 27.30
1973 30.03
1974 31.46
1975 31.97
1976 33.67
1977 33.59
1978 32.85
1979 32.59
1980 32.62
1981 33.76
1982 34.79
1983 35.68
1984 35.90
1985 37.38
1986 38.06
1987 39.26
1988 40.01
1989 39.86
1990 40.44
2000 57.07
2001 57.01
2002 57.14
2003 60.92
2004 64.91
2005 70.34
2006 68.57
2007 75.29
2008 75.91
2009 77.07
2010 77.64
2011 74.51
2012 74.65
2013 73.89
2014 77.40
2015 78.25
2016 83.88
2017 83.71
2018 86.11
2019 89.24

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Pakistan was 101.29 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101.98 in 2018 and a minimum value of 64.91 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 70.40
1972 69.71
1973 71.66
1974 74.90
1975 75.14
1976 75.82
1977 78.58
1978 66.23
1979 66.02
1980 64.91
1981 65.92
1982 66.56
1983 69.83
1984 69.96
1985 71.70
1986 71.80
1987 74.78
1988 74.71
1989 75.41
1990 75.81
2000 83.96
2001 83.81
2002 83.88
2003 83.84
2004 88.56
2005 91.50
2006 86.65
2007 90.36
2008 90.04
2009 90.20
2010 91.00
2011 86.69
2012 85.64
2013 84.96
2014 90.69
2015 91.42
2016 98.22
2017 96.99
2018 101.98
2019 101.29

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Pakistan was 67.57 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 67.57 in 2018 and a minimum value of 55.30 in 2002.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2002 55.30
2003 56.72
2004 61.69
2005 63.40
2006 60.78
2007 64.82
2008 64.93
2009 65.44
2010 65.98
2011 63.07
2012 62.69
2013 62.13
2014 65.76
2015 60.96
2016 65.42
2017 64.90
2018 67.57

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Pakistan was 61.57 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.57 in 2018 and a minimum value of 44.57 in 2002.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2002 44.57
2003 47.52
2004 51.93
2005 54.87
2006 53.48
2007 58.73
2008 59.21
2009 60.12
2010 60.56
2011 58.12
2012 58.23
2013 57.64
2014 60.37
2015 55.95
2016 59.97
2017 59.85
2018 61.57

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Pakistan was 73.17 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73.17 in 2018 and a minimum value of 65.39 in 2003.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2002 65.43
2003 65.39
2004 70.85
2005 71.37
2006 67.59
2007 70.48
2008 70.23
2009 70.36
2010 70.98
2011 67.62
2012 66.80
2013 66.27
2014 70.73
2015 65.60
2016 70.48
2017 69.60
2018 73.17

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Pakistan was 34.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 38.19 in 2015, while its lowest value was 30.75 in 2010.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2004 35.96
2005 35.80
2006 33.71
2007 31.16
2009 30.91
2010 30.75
2011 32.28
2012 33.68
2013 34.69
2014 37.30
2015 38.19
2016 36.63
2017 35.03
2018 34.80
2019 34.30

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Pakistan was 44.87 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44.87 in 2019 and a minimum value of 16.54 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 16.60
1972 16.56
1973 17.01
1974 17.25
1975 18.11
1976 17.97
1977 18.01
1978 17.98
1979 16.54
1980 16.99
1981 17.02
1982 17.17
1983 17.99
1984 18.77
1985 19.62
1986 19.84
1987 20.24
1988 20.57
1989 21.33
1990 22.01
1991 25.27
1992 28.33
2003 22.51
2004 24.69
2005 25.64
2006 30.86
2007 32.90
2008 33.04
2009 32.86
2010 33.18
2011 33.77
2012 34.90
2013 36.00
2014 37.32
2015 39.60
2016 40.96
2017 40.40
2018 42.67
2019 44.87

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Pakistan was 41.59 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.59 in 2019 and a minimum value of 6.77 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 6.77
1972 7.05
1973 7.78
1974 8.00
1975 8.78
1976 8.62
1977 8.86
1978 8.94
1979 8.89
1980 8.99
1981 9.03
1982 9.14
1983 9.24
1984 9.67
1985 10.32
1986 11.05
1987 11.48
1988 11.86
1989 12.43
1990 12.81
1991 16.17
1992 18.75
2006 26.89
2007 28.31
2008 28.44
2009 28.99
2010 28.81
2011 28.87
2012 29.43
2013 30.26
2014 32.84
2015 34.90
2016 36.56
2017 36.08
2018 39.15
2019 41.59

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Pakistan was 47.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.90 in 2019 and a minimum value of 23.76 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 25.99
1972 25.61
1973 25.77
1974 26.01
1975 26.95
1976 26.82
1977 26.67
1978 26.52
1979 23.76
1980 24.55
1981 24.57
1982 24.75
1983 26.25
1984 27.37
1985 28.39
1986 28.12
1987 28.51
1988 28.78
1989 29.73
1990 30.68
1991 33.85
1992 37.37
2006 34.61
2007 37.24
2008 37.37
2009 36.49
2010 37.28
2011 38.34
2012 40.01
2013 41.33
2014 41.47
2015 43.95
2016 45.02
2017 44.38
2018 45.93
2019 47.90

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Pakistan was 37.40 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 37.40 in 2018 and a minimum value of 30.51 in 2006.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2006 30.51
2007 32.58
2008 32.64
2009 32.51
2011 33.37
2012 34.47
2013 35.57
2015 34.60
2016 35.81
2017 35.42
2018 37.40

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Pakistan was 34.18 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.18 in 2018 and a minimum value of 26.53 in 2006.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2006 26.53
2007 27.99
2008 28.05
2009 28.64
2011 28.59
2012 29.17
2013 30.00
2015 30.44
2016 31.92
2017 31.63
2018 34.18

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Pakistan was 40.37 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.73 in 2013 and a minimum value of 34.27 in 2006.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2006 34.27
2007 36.92
2008 36.97
2009 36.15
2011 37.85
2012 39.41
2013 40.73
2015 38.44
2016 39.40
2017 38.92
2018 40.37

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Pakistan was 33.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 35.83 in 2015, while its lowest value was 24.52 in 2003.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2003 24.52
2004 25.78
2005 26.40
2006 32.41
2007 31.41
2008 31.35
2009 31.65
2010 31.32
2011 30.88
2012 31.12
2013 31.07
2014 34.72
2015 35.83
2016 35.41
2017 32.09
2018 32.47
2019 33.55

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Pakistan was 12.22 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.22 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2.06 in 1975.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 2.33
1972 2.08
1973 2.09
1974 2.10
1975 2.06
1976 2.18
1977 2.16
1978 2.28
1979 2.25
1980 2.20
1986 2.99
1987 2.96
1988 3.35
1990 3.08
1992 2.14
2003 2.70
2004 3.39
2005 4.92
2006 4.99
2007 5.62
2008 5.56
2009 6.80
2011 8.30
2012 9.40
2013 9.73
2014 9.66
2015 9.23
2016 9.03
2017 9.35
2018 8.96
2019 12.22

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Pakistan was 12.12 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.12 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.89 in 1992.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1.02
1972 0.98
1973 0.98
1974 1.01
1975 1.04
1976 1.05
1977 1.14
1978 1.26
1979 1.21
1980 1.22
1986 1.61
1987 1.57
1988 1.85
1990 1.76
1992 0.89
2003 2.40
2004 2.98
2005 4.57
2006 4.57
2007 5.14
2008 5.08
2009 6.22
2011 7.96
2012 9.19
2013 9.63
2014 9.97
2015 8.59
2016 8.40
2017 8.68
2018 8.32
2019 12.12

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Pakistan was 12.32 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.32 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2.99 in 2003.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3.56
1972 3.13
1973 3.15
1974 3.13
1975 3.03
1976 3.25
1977 3.12
1978 3.25
1979 3.24
1980 3.13
1986 4.30
1987 4.27
1988 4.77
1990 4.33
1992 3.31
2003 2.99
2004 3.78
2005 5.26
2006 5.38
2007 6.07
2008 6.00
2009 7.35
2011 8.61
2012 9.59
2013 9.82
2014 9.37
2015 9.83
2016 9.63
2017 9.98
2018 9.55
2019 12.32

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation