Working-age population with primary education, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Working-age population with primary education, male was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
10th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Working-age population with primary education, male in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.20.40.61992200620201992: 0.447 % of male population in working age1999: 0.491 % of male population in working age2001: 0.511 % of male population in working age2003: 0.525 % of male population in working age2005: 0.534 % of male population in working age2007: 0.545 % of male population in working age2008: 0.556 % of male population in working age2009: 0.554 % of male population in working age2010: 0.559 % of male population in working age2012: 0.555 % of male population in working age2013: 0.555 % of male population in working age2014: 0.55 % of male population in working age2017: 0.544 % of male population in working age2018: 0.551 % of male population in working age2020: 0.566 % of male population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, male in Pakistan is 0.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, male in Pakistan peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1992.

That places Pakistan 10th out of 109 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Working-age population with primary education, male in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of male population in working age Change
1992 0.4%
1999 0.5% +10.1%
2001 0.5% +3.9%
2003 0.5% +2.8%
2005 0.5% +1.7%
2007 0.5% +2.0%
2008 0.6% +2.1%
2009 0.6% -0.5%
2010 0.6% +1.0%
2012 0.6% -0.8%
2013 0.6% -0.0%
2014 0.5% -0.9%
2017 0.5% -1.0%
2018 0.6% +1.3%
2020 0.6% +2.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 7 Belize 0.6% compare
  2. 8 Mexico 0.6% compare
  3. 9 Thailand 0.6% compare
  4. 11 China 0.6% compare
  5. 12 Uganda 0.6% compare
  6. 13 Indonesia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, male in Pakistan?
Working-age population with primary education, male in Pakistan was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1992.
How does Pakistan rank for working-age population with primary education, male?
Pakistan ranks 10th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.
Is working-age population with primary education, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age)
Unit
% of male population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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