Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both was 1.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Pakistan, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 86.2% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Pakistan peaked at 1.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2007.
Pakistan ranks 40th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8% | — |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -56.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +86.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
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 1.7% in 2019, 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 1.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2007.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Pakistan ranks 40th out of 60 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release