Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.4137 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.4137 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.488 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1004 GPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 86th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1004 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.2225 GPIA | +121.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2762 GPIA | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2401 GPIA | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2608 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2617 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2726 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2558 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4181 GPIA | +63.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4302 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4499 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.375 GPIA | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.488 GPIA | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3916 GPIA | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3783 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4137 GPIA | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1004 GPIA | 0.1004 GPIA | 0.1004 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2523 GPIA | 0.2225 GPIA | 0.2762 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3844 GPIA | 0.2558 GPIA | 0.488 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4137 GPIA | 0.4137 GPIA | 0.4137 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (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 0.4137 GPIA in 2021, 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 0.488 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1004 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 86th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release