School life expectancy, secondary, female in Pakistan

Pakistan: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.87 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.87 years
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
169th
of 195 countries
All-time high
2.87 years
in 2019
All-time low
0.4738 years
in 1971
Years of data
36
1971–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Pakistan, 1971–2019

0.511.522.531971199520191971: 0.474 years1972: 0.493 years1973: 0.544 years1974: 0.56 years1975: 0.614 years1976: 0.604 years1977: 0.62 years1978: 0.626 years1979: 0.623 years1980: 0.629 years1981: 0.632 years1982: 0.64 years1983: 0.647 years1984: 0.677 years1985: 0.722 years1986: 0.774 years1987: 0.803 years1988: 0.83 years1989: 0.87 years1990: 0.897 years1991: 1.1 years1992: 1.3 years2006: 1.9 years2007: 2 years2008: 2 years2009: 2 years2010: 2 years2011: 2 years2012: 2 years2013: 2.1 years2014: 2.3 years2015: 2.5 years2016: 2.6 years2017: 2.5 years2018: 2.8 years2019: 2.9 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 2.87 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Pakistan peaked at 2.87 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4738 years, in 1971.

That places Pakistan 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) in Pakistan, 1971 to 2019.
Year years Change
1971 0.4738 years
1972 0.4932 years +4.1%
1973 0.5443 years +10.4%
1974 0.5602 years +2.9%
1975 0.6143 years +9.7%
1976 0.6036 years -1.7%
1977 0.6203 years +2.8%
1978 0.6261 years +0.9%
1979 0.6226 years -0.5%
1980 0.6293 years +1.1%
1981 0.6321 years +0.4%
1982 0.6401 years +1.3%
1983 0.6467 years +1.0%
1984 0.6766 years +4.6%
1985 0.7224 years +6.8%
1986 0.7738 years +7.1%
1987 0.8033 years +3.8%
1988 0.83 years +3.3%
1989 0.8699 years +4.8%
1990 0.8968 years +3.1%
1991 1.13 years +26.2%
1992 1.31 years +15.9%
2006 1.87 years +42.1%
2007 1.96 years +5.3%
2008 1.98 years +0.6%
2009 2.02 years +2.1%
2010 2.02 years -0.1%
2011 2.01 years -0.3%
2012 2.05 years +1.9%
2013 2.11 years +2.9%
2014 2.29 years +8.6%
2015 2.46 years +7.5%
2016 2.58 years +4.8%
2017 2.54 years -1.6%
2018 2.77 years +9.0%
2019 2.87 years +3.9%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 2.87 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.93 years, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 2.87 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.09 years, 47% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +42.1% 1.31 years 1.87 years
1991 +26.2% 0.8968 years 1.13 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5732 years 0.4738 years 0.6261 years 9
1980s 0.7224 years 0.6293 years 0.8699 years 10
1990s 1.11 years 0.8968 years 1.31 years 3
2000s 1.96 years 1.87 years 2.02 years 4
2010s 2.37 years 2.01 years 2.87 years 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 166 Gambia 2.94 years compare
  2. 167 Sierra Leone 2.9 years compare
  3. 168 Mauritania 2.89 years compare
  4. 170 Rwanda 2.87 years compare
  5. 171 Iraq 2.81 years compare
  6. 172 Yemen 2.59 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Pakistan?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Pakistan was 2.87 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.87 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4738 years in 1971.
How does Pakistan rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Pakistan ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 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.