Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.6958 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan is 0.6958 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan peaked at 0.6958 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3616 GPIA, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 90th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3616 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.3975 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4343 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4409 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5208 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5265 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4565 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4886 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4903 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5386 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5975 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6143 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.549 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.602 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6111 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6958 GPIA | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.431 GPIA | 0.3616 GPIA | 0.5208 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5474 GPIA | 0.4565 GPIA | 0.6143 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6958 GPIA | 0.6958 GPIA | 0.6958 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)
- 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 0.6958 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 0.6958 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3616 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Pakistan ranks 90th out of 108 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 52.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release