Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 32.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 32.8% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 34.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1972.
That places Pakistan 111th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, 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 upper secondary education or in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +153.9% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 27.2% | 31.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.5% | 34.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 83.73 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (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 32.8% 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 34.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 111th out of 140 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 6.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release