Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan
Pakistan: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.02 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
84th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.02 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.2597 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan stood at 1.02 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan peaked at 1.02 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2597 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Pakistan 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2597 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.2777 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2928 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3077 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3214 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3379 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3551 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3709 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3908 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4098 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4292 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4484 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4672 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4932 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5235 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5559 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.584 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6109 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6385 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6617 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6803 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6925 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7071 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.723 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7396 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7553 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7661 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7778 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7949 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8114 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8274 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8438 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8535 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8616 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8691 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.877 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8925 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9106 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9283 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9446 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.963 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9769 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9912 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3238 modelled data | 0.2597 modelled data | 0.3908 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5161 modelled data | 0.4098 modelled data | 0.6385 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7298 modelled data | 0.6617 modelled data | 0.7949 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8675 modelled data | 0.8114 modelled data | 0.9283 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9826 modelled data | 0.9446 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Pakistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan was 1.02 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2597 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Pakistan ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release