Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 0.7249 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7249 GPIA
Change on year
up 18.6%
World rank
85th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7249 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.2628 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
18
1972–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan, 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan stood at 0.7249 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 0.7249 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2628 GPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 85th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3252 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.2628 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3616 GPIA | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3975 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4343 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4409 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5208 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5265 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4565 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4886 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4903 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5386 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5975 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.597 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.549 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6899 GPIA | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6111 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7249 GPIA | +18.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.7249 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5961 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.7249 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.13 GPIA, 64% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3252 GPIA | 0.3252 GPIA | 0.3252 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2628 GPIA | 0.2628 GPIA | 0.2628 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.431 GPIA | 0.3616 GPIA | 0.5208 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5545 GPIA | 0.4565 GPIA | 0.6899 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7249 GPIA | 0.7249 GPIA | 0.7249 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 82 Switzerland 0.8094 GPIA compare
- 83 Germany 0.7688 GPIA compare
- 84 South Korea 0.7557 GPIA compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 0.7132 GPIA compare
- 87 Rwanda 0.6503 GPIA compare
- 88 Kenya 0.6496 GPIA
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 0.7249 GPIA 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 0.7249 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2628 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 85th out of 108 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 58.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release