Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 27.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan stood at 27.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 27.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1981.
That places Pakistan 76th out of 94 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.4% | — |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +163.2% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 16.7% | 23.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.8% | 25.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 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 27.3% 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 27.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 76th 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 19.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release