Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 5.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 5.7% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2021.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 7.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
That places Pakistan 39th out of 67 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.4% | — |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +67.9% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -51.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +132.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +16.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 5.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.3%, 2.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 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 5.7% 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 7.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 39th out of 67 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 57.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release