Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.1% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2021.
That represents a change of up 324.1% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
That places Pakistan 62nd out of 64 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1497.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -80.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +408.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -98.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +324.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 99% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 10% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan was 0.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 62nd out of 64 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release