Pakistan's secondary education, pupils (% female) was 44.01% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 2.24 percentage points from 41.78% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 44.01% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 40.48% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 41.78% | 2008 |
| Highest | 44.01% | 2018 |
| Lowest | 19.9% | 1971 |
| Average since 2009 | 42.15% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 19.9% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Pakistan's secondary education, pupils (% female) rose 1.18 percentage points on 2017 (from 42.84% to 44.01%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2017), the average change was +0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.86 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.81 percentage points in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.93 percentage points 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 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, Pakistan had the 69th highest value of the 71 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 44.01% | 2018 |
| World | 47.96% | 2018 |
| Lower middle income | 47.95% | 2018 |
Closest to Pakistan in the 2018 ranking
- Morocco — 66th of 71: 46.57%
- Mali — 67th of 71: 44.49%
- San Marino — 68th of 71: 44.46%
- Côte d'Ivoire — 70th of 71: 43.48%
- Afghanistan — 71st of 71: 35.12%
What this measures
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Secondary education, pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 44.01 |
| 2017 | 42.84 |
| 2016 | 42.82 |
| 2015 | 42.31 |
| 2014 | 42.31 |
| 2013 | 40.48 |
| 2012 | 40.67 |
| 2011 | 41.32 |
| 2010 | 42.03 |
| 2009 | 42.77 |
| 2008 |
Secondary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 35.12% (2018)
- Bahrain — 48.81% (2018)
- Djibouti — 45.78% (2019)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 48.22% (2018)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 48.03% (2017)
- Israel — 49.05% (2017)
- Jordan — 50.35% (2018)
- Kuwait — 49.7% (2015)
- Lebanon — 51.2% (2018)
- Malta — 48.68% (2017)
- Morocco
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
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Pakistan's secondary education, pupils (% female)?
- 44.01% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 24.11 percentage points from 19.9% in 1971. The highest value was 44.01% in 2018 and the lowest 19.9% in 1971.
- How does Pakistan rank?
- 69th highest of 71 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils (% female) unusual for Pakistan?
- In 2018, Pakistan's secondary education, pupils (% female) rose 1.18 percentage points on 2017 (from 42.84% to 44.01%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2017), the average change was +0.34 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.86 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.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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