Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.5888 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan is 0.5888 LPIA, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan peaked at 0.5904 LPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4827 LPIA, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 89th of 100 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 primary education or higher in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4827 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5609 LPIA | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5904 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5655 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5835 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5049 LPIA | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5641 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5587 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5697 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5504 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5135 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5822 LPIA | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5656 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5705 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5888 LPIA | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5499 LPIA | 0.4827 LPIA | 0.5904 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5563 LPIA | 0.5049 LPIA | 0.5835 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5888 LPIA | 0.5888 LPIA | 0.5888 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 86 El Salvador 0.6308 LPIA compare
- 87 Guatemala 0.6184 LPIA compare
- 88 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.617 LPIA compare
- 90 Uganda 0.5753 LPIA compare
- 91 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5714 LPIA compare
- 92 Rwanda 0.5534 LPIA compare
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 0.5888 LPIA 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 0.5904 LPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4827 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Pakistan ranks 89th out of 100 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 up 16.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release