Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7656 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan is 0.7656 GPIA, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan peaked at 0.8475 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6514 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 96th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6514 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6812 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7268 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6838 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6732 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8475 GPIA | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7045 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7125 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7251 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7492 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7379 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7736 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7797 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7688 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7656 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6858 GPIA | 0.6514 GPIA | 0.7268 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7472 GPIA | 0.6732 GPIA | 0.8475 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7656 GPIA | 0.7656 GPIA | 0.7656 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0989 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan was 0.7656 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8475 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6514 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Pakistan ranks 96th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 primary 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