Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.6021 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan, 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan is 0.6021 GPIA, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.6038 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2445 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Pakistan 116th out of 132 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 … lower gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2445 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.4075 GPIA | +66.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4522 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4319 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4535 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4535 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4605 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4155 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5399 GPIA | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5577 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5707 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5402 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6038 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5704 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5644 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6021 GPIA | +6.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.6021 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7489 GPIA, 80% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.6021 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9348 GPIA, 64% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender 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 | +66.6% | 0.2445 GPIA | 0.4075 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2445 GPIA | 0.2445 GPIA | 0.2445 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4397 GPIA | 0.4075 GPIA | 0.4535 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5359 GPIA | 0.4155 GPIA | 0.6038 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6021 GPIA | 0.6021 GPIA | 0.6021 GPIA | 1 |
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 0.6021 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 0.6038 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2445 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 116th out of 132 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 44.9%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release