Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.3736 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.3736 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2018.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.416 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3115 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 86th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3115 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.369 LPIA | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3277 LPIA | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4155 LPIA | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3812 LPIA | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.404 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.406 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4045 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3965 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.416 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3777 LPIA | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.345 LPIA | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4084 LPIA | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3736 LPIA | -8.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.3736 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4097 LPIA, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.3736 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8177 LPIA, 46% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.361 LPIA | 0.3115 LPIA | 0.4155 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3924 LPIA | 0.345 LPIA | 0.416 LPIA | 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 0.3736 LPIA 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 0.416 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3115 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 86th out of 105 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 down 10.1%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release