Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.0993 GPIA in 2018. β Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.0993 GPIA
Change on year
up 252.6%
World rank
47th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.2833 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.025 GPIA
in 2013
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 0.0993 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 252.6% on the previous year and up 291.8% over ten years.
Pakistan ranks 47th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 44 Costa Rica 0.336 GPIA compare
- 45 Jordan 0.3286 GPIA
- 46 Bangladesh 0.2552 GPIA compare
- 48 Palestine, State of 0.0717 GPIA compare
- 49 Paraguay 0.0569 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 0.0993 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 0.2833 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.025 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 47th out of 49 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 291.8%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release