School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Pakistan

Pakistan: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.64 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.64 years
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
101st
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.69 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.7148 years
in 2003
Years of data
18
2000–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Pakistan, 2000–2019

00.511.52000200920192000: 1.2 years2001: 1.1 years2002: 0.83 years2003: 0.715 years2004: 0.816 years2005: 0.925 years2006: 1.3 years2007: 1.4 years2008: 1.5 years2009: 1.5 years2012: 1.4 years2013: 1.5 years2014: 1.4 years2015: 1.4 years2016: 1.4 years2017: 1.6 years2018: 1.7 years2019: 1.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Pakistan is 1.64 years, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Pakistan peaked at 1.69 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7148 years, in 2003.

That places Pakistan 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.13 years 0.7148 years 1.54 years 10
2010s 1.5 years 1.36 years 1.69 years 8

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 98 Nicaragua 1.67 years compare
  2. 99 Australia 1.66 years compare
  3. 100 Puerto Rico 1.64 years compare
  4. 102 Lebanon 1.63 years compare
  5. 103 Kyrgyzstan 1.62 years compare
  6. 104 Bahrain 1.56 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Pakistan?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Pakistan was 1.64 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 1.69 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7148 years in 2003.
How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Pakistan ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.