Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 0.7652 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Pakistan, 2005–2021
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2948 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4097 GPIA | +39.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4118 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.335 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4345 GPIA | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4243 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4537 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.286 GPIA | -37.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2887 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3246 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5937 GPIA | +82.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5455 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3304 GPIA | -39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7387 GPIA | +123.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6962 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7652 GPIA | +9.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.7652 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6083 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.7652 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8688 GPIA, 88% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +123.6% | 0.3304 GPIA | 0.7387 GPIA |
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
- 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 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