Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 0.77 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan, 2005–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.77 for adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan peaked at 0.77 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.69, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 43rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.69 | — |
| 2006 | 0.72 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.71 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.76 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.73 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.74 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.73 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.75 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.74 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.77 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.722 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7512 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan?
- Adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Pakistan was 0.77 in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted location 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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 48 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adjusted location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 location parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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