Pakistan - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Pakistan was 7.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 7.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 7.00
1971 7.00
1972 7.00
1973 7.00
1974 7.00
1975 7.00
1976 7.00
1977 7.00
1978 7.00
1979 7.00
1980 7.00
1981 7.00
1982 7.00
1983 7.00
1984 7.00
1985 7.00
1986 7.00
1987 7.00
1988 7.00
1989 7.00
1990 7.00
1991 7.00
1992 7.00
1993 7.00
1994 7.00
1995 7.00
1996 7.00
1997 7.00
1998 7.00
1999 7.00
2000 7.00
2001 7.00
2002 7.00
2003 7.00
2004 7.00
2005 7.00
2006 7.00
2007 7.00
2008 7.00
2009 7.00
2010 7.00
2011 7.00
2012 7.00
2013 7.00
2014 7.00
2015 7.00
2016 7.00
2017 7.00
2018 7.00
2019 7.00
2020 7.00
2021 7.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Pakistan was 14,189,390 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,189,390 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,462,644 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1,462,644
1972 1,522,177
1973 1,629,535
1974 1,721,393
1975 1,879,538
1976 1,935,849
1977 2,009,469
1978 2,075,725
1979 1,974,531
1980 2,095,792
1981 2,165,832
1982 2,253,298
1983 2,433,227
1984 2,615,156
1985 2,811,530
1986 2,923,188
1987 3,070,965
1988 3,216,247
1989 3,441,193
1990 3,665,079
1991 4,345,464
1992 5,022,416
2003 5,734,294
2004 6,449,481
2005 6,852,316
2006 8,421,015
2007 9,145,084
2008 9,339,991
2009 9,432,977
2010 9,654,940
2011 9,939,407
2012 10,371,760
2013 10,794,350
2014 11,286,630
2015 12,077,920
2016 12,597,430
2017 12,529,170
2018 13,357,620
2019 14,189,390

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Pakistan was 44.01 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 44.01 in 2018, while its lowest value was 19.90 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 19.90
1972 20.74
1973 22.27
1974 22.58
1975 23.57
1976 23.33
1977 23.91
1978 24.17
1979 26.13
1980 25.70
1981 25.77
1982 25.86
1983 24.93
1984 25.00
1985 25.54
1986 27.05
1987 27.52
1988 27.98
1989 28.27
1990 28.26
1991 31.07
1992 32.12
2006 42.35
2007 41.80
2008 41.78
2009 42.77
2010 42.03
2011 41.32
2012 40.67
2013 40.48
2014 42.31
2015 42.31
2016 42.82
2017 42.84
2018 44.01

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Pakistan was 12,911,240 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,911,240 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,428,194 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 1,428,194
1972 1,480,701
1973 1,567,876
1974 1,658,394
1975 1,835,805
1976 1,901,344
1977 1,976,707
1978 2,042,582
1979 1,940,296
1980 2,064,588
1981 2,125,418
1982 2,208,216
1983 2,383,940
1984 2,560,787
1985 2,762,684
1986 2,871,520
1987 3,004,932
1988 3,127,668
1989 3,317,832
1990 3,557,434
1991 4,254,998
1992 4,933,000
1996 5,460,973
2002 5,557,876
2003 5,651,294
2004 6,318,369
2005 6,699,089
2006 8,137,002
2007 8,814,346
2008 8,997,641
2009 9,044,667
2010 9,273,025
2011 9,549,783
2012 9,995,422
2013 10,420,170
2014 10,919,650
2015 11,748,360
2016 12,272,840
2017 12,173,950
2018 12,911,240

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Pakistan was 44.38 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 44.78 in 2002, while its lowest value was 19.68 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 19.68
1972 20.45
1973 22.07
1974 22.39
1975 23.31
1976 23.26
1977 23.88
1978 24.16
1979 26.12
1980 25.61
1981 25.94
1982 26.04
1983 25.13
1984 25.20
1985 25.60
1986 27.15
1987 27.40
1988 27.91
1989 28.13
1990 28.17
1991 31.16
1992 32.19
1996 35.21
2002 44.78
2006 42.46
2007 42.07
2008 42.04
2009 42.86
2010 42.06
2011 41.30
2012 40.59
2013 40.39
2014 42.24
2015 42.54
2016 43.03
2017 43.09
2018 44.38

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Pakistan was 446,376 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 446,376 in 2018 and a minimum value of 31,204 in 1980.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 34,450
1972 41,476
1973 61,659
1974 62,999
1975 43,733
1976 34,505
1977 32,762
1978 33,143
1979 34,235
1980 31,204
1981 40,414
1982 45,082
1983 49,287
1984 54,369
1985 48,846
1986 51,668
1987 66,033
1988 88,579
1989 123,361
1990 107,645
1991 90,466
1992 89,416
2003 83,000
2004 131,112
2005 153,227
2006 284,013
2007 330,738
2008 342,350
2009 388,310
2010 381,915
2011 389,624
2012 376,337
2013 374,178
2014 366,979
2015 329,562
2016 324,598
2017 355,215
2018 446,376

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Pakistan was 33.49 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 44.24 in 2014, while its lowest value was 15.51 in 1984.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 29.02
1972 31.20
1973 27.26
1974 27.62
1975 34.27
1976 27.37
1977 25.90
1978 24.95
1979 26.32
1980 31.36
1981 16.64
1982 17.02
1983 15.58
1984 15.51
1985 22.17
1986 21.90
1987 32.78
1988 30.53
1989 31.96
1990 30.93
1991 26.66
1992 28.27
2006 39.18
2007 34.66
2008 34.69
2009 40.59
2010 41.36
2011 41.64
2012 42.76
2013 42.99
2014 44.24
2015 34.34
2016 34.89
2017 34.09
2018 33.49

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Pakistan was 654,895 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 654,895 in 2018 and a minimum value of 73,846 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 73,846
1972 76,907
1975 96,947
1976 106,960
1977 110,634
1978 121,962
1979 118,077
1980 120,281
1981 123,817
1982 128,467
1983 141,613
1984 154,759
1985 155,140
1987 170,449
1989 172,799
1990 188,281
2003 237,224
2004 246,570
2005 294,716
2012 444,439
2013 483,738
2014 527,388
2015 571,685
2016 590,003
2017 646,318
2018 654,895

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Pakistan was 396,110 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 396,126 in 2017 and a minimum value of 19,343 in 1971.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 19,343
1972 20,447
1975 27,312
1976 31,492
1977 32,923
1978 36,321
1979 32,196
1980 35,782
1981 36,815
1982 38,270
1983 42,419
1984 46,585
1985 47,882
1987 53,102
1989 52,747
1990 59,780
2014 303,126
2015 326,239
2016 342,540
2017 396,126
2018 396,110

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Pakistan was 60.48 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 61.29 in 2017, while its lowest value was 26.19 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 26.19
1972 26.59
1975 28.17
1976 29.44
1977 29.76
1978 29.78
1979 27.27
1980 29.75
1981 29.73
1982 29.79
1983 29.95
1984 30.10
1985 30.86
1987 31.15
1989 30.53
1990 31.75
2014 57.48
2015 57.07
2016 58.06
2017 61.29
2018 60.48

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes