Pakistan: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Pakistan's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.03 on 2018 (from 0.85 to 0.88).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2018), the average change was +0.00682 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.05 in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.01 in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00572 a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2019, Pakistan had the 14th highest value of the 14 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 2019 ranking

• Malawi — 10th of 14: 0.99
• Russian Federation — 11th of 14: 0.98
• Eritrea — 12th of 14: 0.88
• Guinea — 14th of 14: 0.8

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 34 values

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0.64 (2018)
• Bahrain — 1.04 (2019)
• Djibouti — 0.97 (2021)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1 (2019)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.03 (2020)
• Israel — 1.01 (2020)
• Jordan — 1 (2021)
• Kuwait — 1.05 (2015)
• Malta

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 school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 152.94% from 0.35 in 1971 (1.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.88 in 2019 and the lowest 0.35 in 1971.

How does Pakistan rank?

14th highest of 14 economies with data for 2019.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Pakistan?

In 2019, Pakistan's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.03 on 2018 (from 0.85 to 0.88). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2018), the average change was +0.00682 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.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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