School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 7.58 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Pakistan, 1971–2018
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 (years) (female) in Pakistan, year by year
| 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% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 7.58 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 7.58 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.42 years, 53% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +83.6% | 3.01 years | 5.52 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
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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About this data
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.