Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.3382 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan, 1981β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan stood at 0.3382 LPIA.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 0.3865 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1095 LPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 51st of 84 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1095 LPIA | 0.1095 LPIA | 0.1095 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2495 LPIA | 0.1913 LPIA | 0.3203 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2947 LPIA | 0.2519 LPIA | 0.3865 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3382 LPIA | 0.3382 LPIA | 0.3382 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0018 units per person (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 0.3382 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 0.3865 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1095 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 51st out of 84 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 11.3%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ 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