Pakistan has a population of about 188 million people. As Pakistan continues to strive for universal basic primary education, it faces the related challenge of increasing access to learning opportunities at the secondary and tertiary levels.
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
31,624,636 | 20,964,647 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20191 |
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41% | 47% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20181 |
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8% | 10% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
60.5% | n/a | |
Secondary (2018) | Tertiary | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |