Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Pakistan

Primary completion rate in Pakistan in 2024 — 74.14%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 111. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 20.7 pp.

2024 74.14% +5.49 pp vs 2023
World rank 98of 111
Period maximum 74.14%2024
Period minimum 51.67%2009

Trend over time

2005–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Pakistan, 2005–202450607080200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 53.44%2006: 52.45%2007: 52.53%2008: 52.18%2009: 51.67%2010: 53.51%2011: 52.21%2012: 55.13%2013: 55.34%2014: 56.94%2016: 55.79%2018: 58.71%2019: 59.55%2021: 64.42%2022: 64.95%2023: 68.65%2024: 74.14%
Change over the period: +20.7 pp Annual average: 1.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Pakistan

Pakistan 74.14%
World 88.02%
South Asia 94.36%
Southern Asia computed 91.06%
Primary completion rate — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 74.14 +5.49 pp
2023 68.65 +3.7 pp
2022 64.95 +0.53 pp
2021 64.42
2019 59.55 +0.84 pp
2018 58.71
2016 55.79
2014 56.94 +1.6 pp
2013 55.34 +0.21 pp
2012 55.13 +2.93 pp
2011 52.21 −1.3 pp
2010 53.51 +1.83 pp
2009 51.67 −0.51 pp
2008 52.18 −0.36 pp
2007 52.53 +0.09 pp
2006 52.45 −0.99 pp
2005 53.44

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.