Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.0576 GPIA in 2018. β 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
2012β2018
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan, 2012β2018
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.
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 56 Bangladesh 0.277 GPIA compare
- 57 Palestine, State of 0.0729 GPIA compare
- 58 Paraguay 0.0598 GPIA compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0018 units per person (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