Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.7735 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
Pakistan recorded 0.7735 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2021.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 0.8564 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2775 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Pakistan 50th out of 63 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 Master's … Master urban gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.373 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5065 GPIA | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5624 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.419 GPIA | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5578 GPIA | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4885 GPIA | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5357 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2814 GPIA | -47.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2775 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2945 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.636 GPIA | +115.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5801 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3127 GPIA | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8564 GPIA | +173.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8493 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7735 GPIA | -8.9% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.7735 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6018 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban 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 | +173.9% | 0.3127 GPIA | 0.8564 GPIA |
| 2015 | +115.9% | 0.2945 GPIA | 0.636 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4837 GPIA | 0.373 GPIA | 0.5624 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5112 GPIA | 0.2775 GPIA | 0.8564 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7735 GPIA | 0.7735 GPIA | 0.7735 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 0.7735 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 0.8564 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2775 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 50th out of 63 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 44.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release