Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.2292 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan, 1981–2019
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 0.2292 LPIA, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 0.329 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0357 LPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 65th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0357 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.056 LPIA | +56.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1474 LPIA | +163.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0791 LPIA | -46.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1231 LPIA | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1183 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1353 LPIA | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.175 LPIA | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1492 LPIA | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1664 LPIA | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.216 LPIA | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2314 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1821 LPIA | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1944 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.329 LPIA | +69.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2292 LPIA | -30.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.2292 LPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2193 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0357 LPIA | 0.0357 LPIA | 0.0357 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1048 LPIA | 0.056 LPIA | 0.1474 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2008 LPIA | 0.1353 LPIA | 0.329 LPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.08 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.07 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.2292 LPIA in 2019, 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 0.329 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release