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Enrolment in primary education, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Enrolment in primary education, male was 13.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.09 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
5th
of 202 countries
All-time high
13.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.93 million number
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Pakistan, 1971–2019

2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1971199520191971: 2.9M number1972: 3.0M number1973: 3.2M number1974: 3.4M number1975: 3.6M number1976: 3.7M number1977: 3.9M number1978: 3.4M number1979: 3.5M number1980: 3.5M number1981: 3.7M number1982: 3.8M number1983: 4.2M number1984: 4.3M number1985: 4.6M number1986: 4.7M number1987: 5.1M number1988: 5.3M number1989: 5.5M number1990: 5.7M number2000: 8.5M number2001: 8.6M number2002: 8.8M number2003: 9.0M number2004: 9.6M number2005: 10.0M number2006: 9.6M number2007: 10.1M number2008: 10.2M number2009: 10.3M number2010: 10.5M number2011: 10.1M number2012: 10.1M number2013: 10.1M number2014: 10.9M number2015: 11.1M number2016: 12.0M number2017: 12.0M number2018: 12.8M number2019: 13.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in Pakistan is 13.09 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Pakistan peaked at 13.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.93 million number, in 1971.

Pakistan ranks 5th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.41 million number 2.93 million number 3.94 million number 9
1980s 4.48 million number 3.54 million number 5.52 million number 10
1990s 5.73 million number 5.73 million number 5.73 million number 1
2000s 9.49 million number 8.51 million number 10.32 million number 10
2010s 11.26 million number 10.06 million number 13.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 2 China 55.77 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 15.37 million number compare
  3. 4 Nigeria 13.44 million number compare
  4. 6 United States 12.75 million number compare
  5. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.74 million number compare
  6. 8 Ethiopia 8.57 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Pakistan?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Pakistan was 13.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 13.09 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.93 million number in 1971.
How does Pakistan rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Pakistan ranks 5th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.