Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both was 4.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 4.7% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 4.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 60th 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +155.2% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +109.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +44.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -40.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +94.4% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +6.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 4.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 4.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.5%, 26% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural both in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +155.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
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 4.7% 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 4.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 60th 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 37.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release