School age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan

Pakistan: School age population, early childhood educational development was 4.83 million number in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
4.83 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
3rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
4.83 million number
in 2013
All-time low
4.11 million number
in 1997
Years of data
17
1997–2013

School age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan, 1997–2013

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1997200520131997: 4.1M number1998: 4.2M number1999: 4.2M number2000: 4.2M number2001: 4.3M number2002: 4.3M number2003: 4.3M number2004: 4.3M number2005: 4.3M number2006: 4.4M number2007: 4.4M number2008: 4.5M number2009: 4.5M number2010: 4.6M number2011: 4.7M number2012: 4.8M number2013: 4.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 4.83 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2013. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan peaked at 4.83 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.11 million number, in 1997.

That places Pakistan 3rd out of 92 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Pakistan, 1997 to 2013.
Year number Change
1997 4.11 million number
1998 4.15 million number +1.1%
1999 4.19 million number +0.9%
2000 4.23 million number +0.9%
2001 4.26 million number +0.7%
2002 4.28 million number +0.6%
2003 4.31 million number +0.5%
2004 4.32 million number +0.4%
2005 4.35 million number +0.6%
2006 4.38 million number +0.8%
2007 4.42 million number +0.9%
2008 4.47 million number +1.2%
2009 4.53 million number +1.4%
2010 4.60 million number +1.4%
2011 4.67 million number +1.4%
2012 4.76 million number +2.1%
2013 4.83 million number +1.3%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 4.83 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 385,220 number, 12.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 4.83 million number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 247,295 number, 19.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.15 million number 4.11 million number 4.19 million number 3
2000s 4.36 million number 4.23 million number 4.53 million number 10
2010s 4.71 million number 4.60 million number 4.83 million number 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 Nigeria 12.70 million number compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 9.60 million number compare
  3. 4 Mexico 3.24 million number
  4. 5 Vietnam 2.24 million number
  5. 6 South Africa 1.70 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Pakistan was 4.83 million number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 4.83 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.11 million number in 1997.
How does Pakistan rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 92 countries with data for 2013.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/