Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan
Pakistan: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.7 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan is 0.7 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan peaked at 0.7 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.42 GPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 76th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.42 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.53 GPIA | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.55 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.59 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.58 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.63 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.62 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.61 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.64 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7 GPIA | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.42 GPIA | 0.42 GPIA | 0.42 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.53 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.58 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.635 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 1 |
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan was 0.7 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.42 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Pakistan ranks 76th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release