Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.7344 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7344 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
64th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.7344 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.4621 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
15
2005–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.7344 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan peaked at 0.7344 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4621 GPIA, in 2006.
Pakistan ranks 64th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.499 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4621 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5628 GPIA | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5665 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6146 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6191 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5416 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5741 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5661 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6009 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6717 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6379 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6968 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6944 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7344 GPIA | +5.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.7344 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7272 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.7344 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9534 GPIA, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.541 GPIA | 0.4621 GPIA | 0.6146 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6225 GPIA | 0.5416 GPIA | 0.6968 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7344 GPIA | 0.7344 GPIA | 0.7344 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 61 Guatemala 0.8431 GPIA compare
- 62 South Korea 0.8237 GPIA compare
- 63 Switzerland 0.8204 GPIA compare
- 65 India 0.72 GPIA compare
- 66 Bangladesh 0.6791 GPIA compare
- 67 Cambodia 0.6546 GPIA compare
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan was 0.7344 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7344 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4621 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Pakistan ranks 64th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release