Population of compulsory school age, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Population of compulsory school age, male was 29.24 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
29.24 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
3rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
29.24 million number
in 2019
All-time low
20.91 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Pakistan, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1998200820191998: 20.9M number1999: 21.5M number2000: 22.1M number2001: 22.7M number2002: 23.3M number2003: 23.8M number2004: 24.3M number2005: 24.7M number2006: 25.1M number2007: 25.5M number2008: 25.9M number2009: 26.2M number2010: 26.6M number2011: 26.8M number2012: 27.1M number2013: 27.4M number2014: 27.7M number2015: 28.0M number2016: 28.2M number2017: 28.5M number2018: 28.9M number2019: 29.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Pakistan stood at 29.24 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Pakistan peaked at 29.24 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.91 million number, in 1998.

Pakistan ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.22 million number 20.91 million number 21.54 million number 2
2000s 24.36 million number 22.14 million number 26.24 million number 10
2010s 27.85 million number 26.56 million number 29.24 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 India 105.36 million number compare
  2. 2 China 81.64 million number compare
  3. 4 United States of America 25.37 million number compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 23.95 million number compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 21.46 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Pakistan?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Pakistan was 29.24 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 29.24 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 20.91 million number in 1998.
How does Pakistan rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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