Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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, completed lower secondary education or 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% |
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
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0989 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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