Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.4714 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.4714 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2021.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan peaked at 0.5104 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.32 GPIA, in 2011.
Pakistan ranks 96th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3672 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.3413 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3337 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3465 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.32 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4392 GPIA | +37.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4465 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4618 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4256 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4282 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5104 GPIA | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4527 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4433 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4714 GPIA | +6.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.4714 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7341 GPIA, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.4714 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.913 GPIA, 52% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3474 GPIA | 0.3337 GPIA | 0.3672 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4274 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 0.5104 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4714 GPIA | 0.4714 GPIA | 0.4714 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 81.08 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 82.07 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.4714 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 0.5104 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Pakistan ranks 96th 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 47.3%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release