Pakistan: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Pakistan's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 25.7% on 2017 (from 355,215 to 446,376).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was +10.1% and a typical year strayed about 21.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 85.4% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.6% in 1975. 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 1% 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 7th highest value of the 64 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

• Bolivia — 4th of 64: 788,570
• Bangladesh — 5th of 64: 757,289
• Thailand — 6th of 64: 656,118
• Colombia — 8th of 64: 362,733
• Guatemala — 9th of 64: 351,870
• Malaysia — 10th of 64: 285,095

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 38 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 21,902 (2018)
• Bahrain — 6,543 (2018)
• Djibouti — 4,677 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.02 million (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 763,440 (2017)
• Israel — 161,579 (2017)
• Jordan — 23,181 (2018)
• Kuwait — 7,275 (2015)
• Lebanon — 62,551 (2018)
• Malta — 4,981 (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

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Questions people ask

What is Pakistan's secondary education, vocational pupils?

446,376 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1,196% from 34,450 in 1971 (5.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 446,376 in 2018 and the lowest 31,204 in 1980.

How does Pakistan rank?

7th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Pakistan?

In 2018, Pakistan's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 25.7% on 2017 (from 355,215 to 446,376). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was +10.1% and a typical year strayed about 21.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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.VO, 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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