Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.3382 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan stood at 0.3382 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan peaked at 0.3382 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1913 LPIA, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 56th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2495 LPIA | 0.1913 LPIA | 0.3203 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2883 LPIA | 0.2519 LPIA | 0.3239 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3382 LPIA | 0.3382 LPIA | 0.3382 LPIA | 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)
- 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 0.3382 LPIA 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 0.3382 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1913 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Pakistan ranks 56th out of 70 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 11.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release