Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Pakistan
Pakistan: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location was 0.79 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Pakistan, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Pakistan stood at 0.79 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Pakistan peaked at 0.79 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.46 LPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 44th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.46 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.63 LPIA | +37.0% |
| 2005 | 0.72 LPIA | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.74 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.73 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.78 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.76 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.76 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.74 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.77 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.74 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.73 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.77 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.77 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.79 LPIA | +2.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.79 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.88 LPIA, 90% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.79 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.93 LPIA, 85% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +37.0% | 0.46 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.46 LPIA | 0.46 LPIA | 0.46 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 0.63 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.746 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 0.78 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7588 LPIA | 0.73 LPIA | 0.79 LPIA | 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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Pakistan?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location in Pakistan was 0.79 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location?
- Pakistan ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male, adjusted location rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release