School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Pakistan

Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 7.58 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7.58 years
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
166th
of 175 countries
All-time high
7.58 years
in 2018
All-time low
1.87 years
in 1971
Years of data
26
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Pakistan, 1971–2018

24681971199420181971: 1.9 years1972: 1.9 years1973: 2.1 years1974: 2.2 years1975: 2.3 years1976: 2.3 years1977: 2.4 years1978: 2.3 years1979: 2.3 years1980: 2.3 years1986: 2.8 years1987: 2.8 years1988: 2.9 years1990: 3 years2006: 5.5 years2007: 6 years2008: 6 years2009: 6.2 years2011: 6.1 years2012: 6.2 years2013: 6.3 years2014: 6.7 years2015: 6.9 years2016: 7.3 years2017: 7.2 years2018: 7.6 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Pakistan stood at 7.58 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Pakistan peaked at 7.58 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.87 years, in 1971.

Pakistan ranks 166th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Pakistan, 1971 to 2018.
Year years Change
1971 1.87 years
1972 1.91 years +1.9%
1973 2.09 years +9.8%
1974 2.18 years +4.3%
1975 2.27 years +3.7%
1976 2.34 years +3.3%
1977 2.36 years +0.7%
1978 2.33 years -1.1%
1979 2.31 years -0.8%
1980 2.32 years +0.4%
1986 2.76 years +18.8%
1987 2.85 years +3.2%
1988 2.92 years +2.7%
1990 3.01 years +2.9%
2006 5.52 years +83.6%
2007 5.98 years +8.4%
2008 6.02 years +0.7%
2009 6.18 years +2.6%
2011 6.13 years -0.8%
2012 6.24 years +1.7%
2013 6.28 years +0.7%
2014 6.65 years +5.9%
2015 6.87 years +3.3%
2016 7.27 years +5.8%
2017 7.24 years -0.4%
2018 7.58 years +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.18 years 1.87 years 2.36 years 9
1980s 2.71 years 2.32 years 2.92 years 4
1990s 3.01 years 3.01 years 3.01 years 1
2000s 5.93 years 5.52 years 6.18 years 4
2010s 6.79 years 6.13 years 7.58 years 8

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 163 Afghanistan 7.72 years compare
  2. 164 Guinea 7.67 years compare
  3. 165 Yemen 7.65 years compare
  4. 167 Sudan 7.35 years compare
  5. 168 Eritrea 7.32 years compare
  6. 169 Zambia 7.27 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Pakistan?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Pakistan was 7.58 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 7.58 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.87 years in 1971.
How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Pakistan ranks 166th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.