Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 59.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Pakistan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Pakistan stood at 59.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Pakistan peaked at 59.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 151st of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 25.1% | 30.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 31.4% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 40.2% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 48.1% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 55.4% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Pakistan?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Pakistan was 59.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Pakistan ranks 151st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release