Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.84 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan stood at 0.84. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan peaked at 0.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 64th out of 68 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.69 | — |
| 2006 | 0.74 | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.75 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.77 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.78 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.78 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.81 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.82 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.83 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.81 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.82 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.84 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.746 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8087 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1 |
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More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan was 0.84 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Pakistan ranks 64th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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