Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Pakistan

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

Latest (2020)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
89th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.20.40.61992200620201992: 0.346 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.407 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.434 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.457 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.469 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.491 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.503 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.504 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.511 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.518 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.524 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.53 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.532 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.539 % of population with low education in working age2020: 0.551 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.6% for working-age population with primary education, primary education and in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Pakistan peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.

That places Pakistan 89th out of 107 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 6
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 86 Mozambique 0.6% compare
  2. 87 Latvia 0.6% compare
  3. 88 Egypt 0.6% compare
  4. 90 Mongolia 0.5% compare
  5. 91 Togo 0.5% compare
  6. 92 Ghana 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Pakistan?
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Pakistan was 0.6% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
How does Pakistan rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
Pakistan ranks 89th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
Is working-age population with primary education, primary education and rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, 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 primary 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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