Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 74.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Pakistan, 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 74.1% for primary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Pakistan peaked at 74.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2009.
That places Pakistan 153rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.4% | — |
| 2006 | 52.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | +8.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 74.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 74.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 51.7% | 53.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 52.2% | 59.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 64.4% | 74.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 150 Democratic Republic of Congo 75.7% compare
- 151 Cameroon 75.3% compare
- 152 Suriname 75.2% compare
- 154 Mauritania 73.4% compare
- 155 Comoros 72.7% compare
- 156 Mozambique 72.4% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Pakistan
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 7.92 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 28,763 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 31.21 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 102.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 2.31 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany -14.62 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 19.96 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 84.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 13.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan -138.02 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Pakistan?
- Primary completion rate, total in Pakistan was 74.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Pakistan ranks 153rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.