Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Pakistan

Pakistan: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
19th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1992
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.61992200620201992: 0.654 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.593 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.566 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.543 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.531 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.509 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.497 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.496 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.489 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.482 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.476 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.47 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.468 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.461 % of population with low education in working age2020: 0.449 % of population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education in working age.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.4% for working-age population with no education, primary education and below in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Pakistan peaked at 0.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.

That places Pakistan 19th out of 107 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of population with low education in working age Change
1992 0.7%
1999 0.6% -9.3%
2001 0.6% -4.6%
2003 0.5% -4.1%
2005 0.5% -2.1%
2007 0.5% -4.2%
2008 0.5% -2.3%
2009 0.5% -0.3%
2010 0.5% -1.5%
2012 0.5% -1.4%
2013 0.5% -1.1%
2014 0.5% -1.3%
2017 0.5% -0.5%
2018 0.5% -1.5%
2020 0.4% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 6
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 16 Ghana 0.5% compare
  2. 17 Togo 0.5% compare
  3. 18 Mongolia 0.5% compare
  4. 20 Egypt 0.4% compare
  5. 21 Latvia 0.4% compare
  6. 22 Mozambique 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Pakistan?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
How does Pakistan rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
Pakistan ranks 19th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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