Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.7344 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
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 rate, completed 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% |
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 Republic of 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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release