Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.3205 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan is 0.3205 LPIA, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 0.3591 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0898 LPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 54th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0898 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.1371 LPIA | +52.5% |
| 2006 | 0.217 LPIA | +58.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1784 LPIA | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2534 LPIA | +42.0% |
| 2009 | 0.201 LPIA | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2263 LPIA | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2584 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2114 LPIA | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2217 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2562 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.275 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2333 LPIA | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2409 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3591 LPIA | +49.1% |
| 2019 | 0.282 LPIA | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3205 LPIA | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0898 LPIA | 0.0898 LPIA | 0.0898 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1974 LPIA | 0.1371 LPIA | 0.2534 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2564 LPIA | 0.2114 LPIA | 0.3591 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3205 LPIA | 0.3205 LPIA | 0.3205 LPIA | 1 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan was 0.3205 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3591 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0898 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 54th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release