Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 63.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 63.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2021.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 63.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 74th of 97 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 37.4% | — |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +49.0% |
| 2006 | 60.3% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 55.7% | 60.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 60.6% | 63.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 71 Thailand 66.7% compare
- 72 Ecuador 65.2% compare
- 73 El Salvador 64.2% compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 63.0% compare
- 76 Uruguay 62.4% compare
- 77 Bangladesh 61.7% compare
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 63.2% 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 63.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 74th out of 97 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 2.3%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release