Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.7735 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
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.
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
- 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 0.7735 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