Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.7659 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan stood at 0.7659 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.7659 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5838 GPIA, in 2011.
Pakistan ranks 89th of 107 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 upper … upper urban gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5978 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6104 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6301 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6647 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6461 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6321 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5838 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6712 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6784 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7067 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7393 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7329 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7483 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7659 GPIA | +2.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.7659 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8167 GPIA, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.7659 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9796 GPIA, 78% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6298 GPIA | 0.5978 GPIA | 0.6647 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6954 GPIA | 0.5838 GPIA | 0.7659 GPIA | 9 |
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 upper secondary education or in Pakistan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan was 0.7659 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7659 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5838 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 89th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 upper secondary 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