Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s was 12.5% 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 12.5% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 12.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 64th of 86 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 … female Bachelor urban s in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.6% | — |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +132.5% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -56.3% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | +137.5% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -3.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 12.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 12.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.6%, 55% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +137.5% | 5.4% | 12.9% |
| 2005 | +132.5% | 2.6% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.0% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 5.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 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 12.5% 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 12.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 64th out of 86 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 35.1%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release