Education Indicators

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Indicator Male Female Total GPI 2021-22 2022-23
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Pre-Primary 82.50% 69.80% 76.30% 0.85 71.30% 76.30%
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Primary Classes: 1-5 83.10% 72.30% 77.90% 0.87 76.20% 77.90%
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Middle Classes: 6-8 55.90% 51.30% 53.70% 0.92 50.90% 53.70%
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – High Classes: 9-10 45.00% 40.50% 42.80% 0.9 41.70% 42.80%
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) – Higher Secondary Classes: 11-12 22.40% 21.60% 22.00% 0.96 21.10% 22.00%
Participation rate to Organize Learning (One year before primary) 34.40% 32.40% 33.40% 0.94 28.10% 33.40%
Net Enrolment Rate Total (NERT) – Primary Age Group: 5-9 67.90% 61.20% 64.60% 0.9 64.40% 64.60%
Net Enrolment Rate Total (NERT) – Middle Age Group: 10-12 76.70% 66.00% 71.50% 0.86 70.30% 71.50%
Net Enrolment Rate Total (NERT) – High Age Group: 13-14 59.80% 57.50% 58.70% 0.96 56.30% 58.70%
Net Enrolment Rate Total (NERT) – Higher Secondary Age Group: 15-16 43.40% 38.20% 40.90% 0.88 39.60% 40.90%
Survival Rate to Grade-5 79.90% 81.10% 80.40% 1.01 77.10% 80.40%
Effective Transition Rate (ETR) Primary to Middle 82.40% 83.50% 82.90% 1.01 81.00% 82.90%
Effective Transition Rate (ETR) Middle to Secondary 94.70% 89.50% 92.40% 0.95 90.00% 92.40%
Gross Intake Ratio to Last Grade of Primary 72.00% 63.80% 68.10% 0.89 65.50% 68.10%
Gross Intake Ratio to Last Grade of Lower Secondary (Middle) 51.10% 46.80% 49.10% 0.92 46.90% 49.10%

Source: Pakistan Education Statistics 2022-2023

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Literacy Rate (10 Years and above)

Province /Area2020-2021 (%)
Pakistan62.8
Punjab66.3
Sindh61.8
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa55.1
Balochistan54.5
Source: Labour Force Survery 2020-2021, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics

Gross Enrollment Rate (GER) at National/Provincial Level by Gender and Age (Percent)

LocationGER at Primary (Age: 5-19)GER at Middle Level (Age:10-12)GER at Matric Level (Age:13-14)
 MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Pakistan877582605156645158
Punjab928890616161686365
Sindh755967503845564049
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa947083734460683553
Balochistan835470472940492037
Source: Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2019-2020

Net Enrollment Rate (GER) at National/Provincial Level by Gender and Age (Percent)

LocationNER at Primary (Age: 5-19)NER at Middle Level (Age:10-12)NER at Matric Level (Age:13-14)
 MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Pakistan544851222121131313
Punjab565656242625161716
Sindh4940451916181099
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa5443492315191068
Balochistan533746181115745
Source: Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2019-2020

Out-of-School Children (OOSC) in Pakistan (2020-21)

LocationOverall (Million)
Pakistan26.2
ICT0.08
Balochistan3.13
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa3.63
Punjab11.73
Sindh7.63
Source: Pakistan Education Statistics Report 2021-2022

 

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Census 2023 Report also revealed that 25.4 million children are out-of-school. For a more in-depth analysis, please refer to the following link, Insights From the 2023 Census Report.

District Education Performance Index

Index Score CategoryScorePakistanBalochistanKPICTPunjabSindh
Very High80 to 100000000
High70 to <80101010
Medium55 to <70560160328
Low0 to <557733180422
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