Working-age population with primary education, total in Pakistan

Pakistan: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
16th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2020

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

00.10.20.30.40.51992200620201992: 0.324 % of total population in working age1999: 0.375 % of total population in working age2001: 0.397 % of total population in working age2003: 0.412 % of total population in working age2005: 0.422 % of total population in working age2007: 0.437 % of total population in working age2008: 0.444 % of total population in working age2009: 0.446 % of total population in working age2010: 0.451 % of total population in working age2012: 0.454 % of total population in working age2013: 0.454 % of total population in working age2014: 0.454 % of total population in working age2017: 0.453 % of total population in working age2018: 0.455 % of total population in working age2020: 0.468 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, total in Pakistan is 0.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Pakistan peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.

Pakistan ranks 16th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Pakistan, 1992 to 2020.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1999 0.4% +15.6%
2001 0.4% +5.8%
2003 0.4% +4.0%
2005 0.4% +2.3%
2007 0.4% +3.6%
2008 0.4% +1.7%
2009 0.4% +0.4%
2010 0.5% +1.1%
2012 0.5% +0.7%
2013 0.5% +0.0%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.5% -0.3%
2018 0.5% +0.6%
2020 0.5% +2.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 13 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  2. 14 Laos 0.5% compare
  3. 15 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  4. 17 Cambodia 0.5% compare
  5. 18 Mozambique 0.5% compare
  6. 19 Honduras 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Pakistan?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Pakistan was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
How does Pakistan rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Pakistan ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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