Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.6364 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan, 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.6364 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Pakistan peaked at 0.6364 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.243 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Pakistan 124th out of 134 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 … primary gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.243 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5124 GPIA | +110.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5064 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4912 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4976 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5633 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5597 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5694 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5844 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5675 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5683 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6235 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6013 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5925 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6364 GPIA | +7.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.6364 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8479 GPIA, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.6364 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9571 GPIA, 66% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +110.8% | 0.243 GPIA | 0.5124 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.243 GPIA | 0.243 GPIA | 0.243 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5033 GPIA | 0.4912 GPIA | 0.5124 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5728 GPIA | 0.4976 GPIA | 0.6235 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6364 GPIA | 0.6364 GPIA | 0.6364 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 0.6364 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 0.6364 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.243 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Pakistan ranks 124th out of 134 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 13.0%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release