Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s was 6.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan is 6.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 9.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.
Pakistan ranks 40th of 68 countries on this measure, 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 … male Master urban s in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.4% | — |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +75.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -43.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -57.1% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +133.5% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +21.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 6.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 2.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master urban s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +133.5% | 2.3% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 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 6.4% 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 9.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 40th out of 68 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 36.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release