Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.0%
Change on year
down 98.3%
World rank
59th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2012–2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 98.3% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
That places Pakistan 59th out of 59 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -98.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 0% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 56 Indonesia 0.0%
- 57 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
- 58 Paraguay 0.0% compare
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 0.0% in 2018, 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 0.1% in 2016.
- 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 59th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release