Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.0576 GPIA in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.0576 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
59th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.4026 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.0461 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan stood at 0.0576 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Pakistan ranks 59th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0461 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.0475 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0572 GPIA | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4026 GPIA | +603.6% |
| 2017 | 0.058 GPIA | -85.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0576 GPIA | -0.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0576 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.497 GPIA, 12% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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 0.0576 GPIA 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 0.4026 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0461 GPIA in 2012.
- 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 up 24.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release