Pakistan's over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) was 26.5% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 26.5 percentage points from 0.00001% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 26.5% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 0% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.00001% | 2008 |
| Highest | 26.5% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 0% | 2004 |
| Average since 2010 | 15.14% | 2010–2018 |
| First recorded | 0.00004% | 2002 |
How it compares
In 2018, Pakistan had the 3rd highest value of the 75 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Pakistan in the 2018 ranking
- Solomon Islands — 1st of 75: 36%
- Rwanda — 3rd of 75: 24.01%
- Madagascar — 4th of 75: 23.87%
- Eritrea — 5th of 75: 22.22%
What this measures
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.
All 11 values
| Year | Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 26.5 |
| 2017 | 26.5 |
| 2016 | 26.5 |
| 2015 | 26.5 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | no data |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2009 | no data |
| 2008 |
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in nearby economies
- Algeria — 4.71% (2018)
- Bahrain — 2.94% (2018)
- Djibouti — 11.09% (2019)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.12% (2018)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 10.45% (2017)
- Israel — 2.58% (2017)
- Jordan — 0.62% (2018)
- Kuwait — 2.22% (2018)
- Lebanon — 5.76% (2018)
More education data for Pakistan
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 1.95% (2023)
- Primary education, pupils — 25.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 83.73% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 82.44% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 84.96% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers
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Questions people ask
- What is Pakistan's over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)?
- 26.5% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is up 26.5 percentage points from 0.00004% in 2002. The highest value was 26.5% in 2016 and the lowest 0% in 2004.
- How does Pakistan rank?
- 3rd highest of 75 economies with data for 2018.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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