Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.3951 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 0.3951 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.5497 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2142 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 99th out of 107 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, completed upper … upper rural gender in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2142 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2833 GPIA | +32.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2294 GPIA | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2589 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2566 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2635 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2439 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4824 GPIA | +97.8% |
| 2013 | 0.507 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.515 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3843 GPIA | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4078 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5497 GPIA | +34.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3951 GPIA | -28.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.3951 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7558 GPIA, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.3951 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9533 GPIA, 41% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +97.8% | 0.2439 GPIA | 0.4824 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2485 GPIA | 0.2142 GPIA | 0.2833 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4165 GPIA | 0.2439 GPIA | 0.5497 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 0.3951 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 0.5497 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2142 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 99th 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 52.6%. 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, 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