Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Pakistan
Gross tertiary enrolment in Pakistan was 10.9% in 2024.
Pakistan, 2024
10.9%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Pakistan over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.9% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 10.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.7%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Pakistan
All statistics for Pakistan
Primary school enrolment (gross)
83.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
34.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
60.1%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
53.8%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
27.1%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
17.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS