reverted:
--- b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Theme/ConfirmClassyCopiesTest.php
+++ a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Theme/ConfirmClassyCopiesTest.php
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@
         'book-tree.html.twig' => '027a2d9aa9d8e13afeb87b2f830f4339',
         'links.html.twig' => '158ded06d80f3071b051a3263d9bdeac',
         'vertical-tabs.html.twig' => 'cccdb9b454f5befdfedfc629a6a51e4d',
+        'pager.html.twig' => '3ad3ad68fa70d7f6b69676d1e28b0338',
-        'pager.html.twig' => 'fa9554ce5d8b58c9f23130dcbe0f1c5d',
         'menu-local-task.html.twig' => 'eb20b3b773365137893f25e31a9768e3',
         'book-navigation.html.twig' => '6ecc18ab554936f9e3b4cadd92a94d66',
         'breadcrumb.html.twig' => '3de826e26e00fbe1a661b1f64d4c45d0',
reverted:
--- b/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
+++ a/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ current == key ? ' aria-current="page"' }}{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
+              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
-              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{- key -}}
           </a>
reverted:
--- b/core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
+++ a/core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ current == key ? ' aria-current="page"' }}{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
+              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
-              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{- key -}}
           </a>
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/themes/olivero/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/olivero/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@
               {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
             {% endif %}
             {% if current != key %}
-              <a href="{{ item.href }}" class="pager__link{{ current == key ? ' is-active' }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title', 'class') }}>
+              <a href="{{ item.href }}" class="pager__link{{ current == key ? ' is-active' }}" {{ current == key ? ' aria-current="page"' }} title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title', 'class') }}>
             {% endif %}
             <span class="visually-hidden">
-              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
+              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{ key }}
             {% if current != key %}
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/themes/stable9/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/stable9/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}" {{ current == key ? ' aria-current="page"' }} {{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
-              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
+              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{- key -}}
           </a>
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- a/core/themes/starterkit_theme/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/starterkit_theme/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}" {{ current == key ? ' aria-current="page"' }} {{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
-              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
+              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{- key -}}
           </a>