Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA was 0.4623 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan stood at 0.4623 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.4956 LPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0898 LPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 77th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0898 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.3721 LPIA | +314.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4347 LPIA | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3965 LPIA | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4956 LPIA | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4492 LPIA | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.466 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4619 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4566 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.456 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.475 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4459 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4728 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4479 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4623 LPIA | +3.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.4623 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5197 LPIA, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.4623 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8005 LPIA, 58% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational lower location LPIA in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +314.1% | 0.0898 LPIA | 0.3721 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0898 LPIA | 0.0898 LPIA | 0.0898 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4296 LPIA | 0.3721 LPIA | 0.4956 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4605 LPIA | 0.4459 LPIA | 0.475 LPIA | 9 |
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 lower secondary education or in Pakistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan was 0.4623 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4956 LPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0898 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release