Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 education or higher 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% |
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
- 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release