School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan
Pakistan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 8.92 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 8.92 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan peaked at 8.92 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.12 years, in 1980.
Pakistan ranks 164th 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, male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.52 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.43 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.54 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5.72 years | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 5.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 5.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 5.95 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 5.33 years | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 5.13 years | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 5.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 5.77 years | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 5.95 years | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 5.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 6.15 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.99 years | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 7.4 years | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 7.39 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.62 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.89 years | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8.24 years | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 8.65 years | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.57 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.92 years | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.58 years | 5.13 years | 5.95 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.71 years | 5.12 years | 5.99 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.15 years | 6.15 years | 6.15 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.3 years | 6.99 years | 7.41 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.11 years | 7.44 years | 8.92 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Pakistan was 8.92 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 years in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Pakistan ranks 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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, male (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.