Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.2477 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
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan stood at 0.2477 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.2% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.3448 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1479 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 88th out of 103 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 … female upper location LPIA in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1479 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.215 LPIA | +45.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1597 LPIA | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2102 LPIA | +31.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1948 LPIA | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2123 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2151 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3311 LPIA | +53.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3334 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3446 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2494 LPIA | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2414 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3448 LPIA | +42.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2477 LPIA | -28.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.2477 LPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3944 LPIA, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.2477 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8125 LPIA, 30% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1855 LPIA | 0.1479 LPIA | 0.215 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.28 LPIA | 0.2123 LPIA | 0.3448 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 0.2477 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 0.3448 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1479 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 88th out of 103 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 17.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release