Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.3424 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan is 0.3424 LPIA, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.3729 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0357 LPIA, in 1981.
That places Pakistan 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0357 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.1816 LPIA | +408.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2463 LPIA | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1993 LPIA | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2497 LPIA | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2335 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2499 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2573 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3409 LPIA | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3408 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.364 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2943 LPIA | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3729 LPIA | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 0.299 LPIA | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3001 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3424 LPIA | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0357 LPIA | 0.0357 LPIA | 0.0357 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2221 LPIA | 0.1816 LPIA | 0.2497 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3132 LPIA | 0.2499 LPIA | 0.3729 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3424 LPIA | 0.3424 LPIA | 0.3424 LPIA | 1 |
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 0.3424 LPIA 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 0.3729 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 79th out of 95 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 33.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release