Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.7652 GPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Pakistan, 2005β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan is 0.7652 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 0.7652 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.286 GPIA, in 2012.
Pakistan ranks 61st of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3772 GPIA | 0.2948 GPIA | 0.4345 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4682 GPIA | 0.286 GPIA | 0.7387 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7652 GPIA | 0.7652 GPIA | 0.7652 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan was 0.7652 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7652 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.286 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 61st out of 77 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. 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 Master's or equivalent 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