1. AME Education Sector Profile
Pakistan

2. Education System Structure and Enrollments 2004
Education Structure
Education System Structure and Enrollments 2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Data Notes:
2004
Enrollments Total %
Pre-primary
Primary
Lower Secondary **
Upper Secondary **
Tertiary
** gross enrolment rates
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

3. Compulsory education in Pakistan consists of grades 1-5. 39% -- 65%
Education Structure
Compulsory education in Pakistan consists of grades 1-5.
Education Configuration and Enrollment Percentages
% Net Enrollments
Classification
Level/Grade
Ages
2004
2007
Pre-primary
Pre-school
3-4
39% --
Pre-university
Primary, grades 1-5
5-9
65%
66%
Lower Secondary, grades 6-8
10-12
35%
42%*
Upper secondary, grades 9-12
13-16
25%
21%*
Tertiary
Undergraduate study
N/A
Post graduate study
*Gross Enrollment Rate
Source:
Note:
Definitions:
Net enrollment: Ratio of children of official school age for a particular grade or education level, enrolled in a particular grade or level, expressed as a percentage of the population in that same age group.
Gross enrollment: Total enrolment (regardless of age), as a percentage of the population in the official age group corresponding to a particular level of education.
N/A – Not Available
Source: UNESCO UIS

4. Education Access: Pre-university
Primary enrollment has increased slightly.
General secondary enrollment increased 10% in five years.
Source: UNESCO UIS
Analysis:
Data:
Pre-primary
Primary
Low Secondary
Upper Secondary
Gen Secondary
Lower and Upper Secondary Enrollments are Gross ratios
Source: UNESCO UIS

5. Education Access: Tertiary
University enrollments have more than doubled in the last five years.
Source: UNESCO UIS
Analysis:
Data Notes: Total University Enrollments – all programs
,506
,056
,666
,621
,347
,698
Source: UNESCO UIS

6. Education Access: Gender
Girls’ enrollments lags behind boys’ by more than 15% but the gap
is narrowing slightly.
Source: UNESCO UIS
Analysis:
Data notes:
Female
Male
Source: UNESCO UIS

7. Education Access: Gender
Boys’ secondary enrollments are increasing steadily.
Girls’ enrollments have experienced uneven progress at the secondary level.
Source: UNESCO UIS
Analysis:
Data Notes:
Lower secondary, Female
Upper secondary, Female
Lower secondary, Male
Upper secondary, Male
Source: UNESCO UIS

8. Education Quality: Completion
Girls are making steady progress at improved completion rates.
Boys’ rates have stalled at 70%.
Source: World Bank EdStats
Data notes:
Male 71.4% 70.2% 70.0%
Female 51.0% 52.9% 56.2%
Total 61.5% 61.0% 63.3%
Source: World Bank EdStats

9. Education Quality: Testing
Pakistan does not participate in any international student achievement testing.
Source:
Analysis:.
Definition: TIMSS: Trends in International Math and Science Study, a test of math and science for 4th and 8th graders, is used to compare educational achievement on an international basis. The exam tests student knowledge of basic math and science concepts which should be standard curricula offerings for grade 4 and 8 learners.
Data Notes:
Source:

10. Education Equity: Academic Disparities
Pakistan’s system is not heavily dependent on the vocational system at the secondary level. Only about 2% of students attend vocational secondary education.
Percentage Vocational Enrollments at Secondary Education
2004
2005
2006
2007
General Secondary
97.7%
97.2%
97.6%
97.8%
Vocational Secondary
2.3%
2.8%
2.4%
2.2%
Total Students
5,609,431
5,436,123
5,691,715
6,272,536
Source: UNESCO UIS
Analysis:
Data notes:
Source: UNESCO UIS

11. Education Efficiency: Expenditure
Pakistan spends the majority of its education budget on primary education in order to get the foundation level built up again.
Source: World Bank
Analysis:
Data notes:
2002
Primary
Secondary
Technical/Vocational 5.7
Tertiary
Source: World Bank

12. Education Efficiency: Repetition
Pakistan spends a relatively small amount of its GDP on education and the system is not efficient in reducing repetition rates in relation to its investment.
Source: World Bank EdStats
Analysis:
Data Notes:
Repetition % GDP
Pakistan
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Yemen
MENA
OECD 5.6
Definitions:
MENA: Middle East and North Africa
OECD: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
Source: World Bank EdStats