Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.594 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan stood at 0.594 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 0.6423 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2426 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Pakistan 123rd out of 137 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2426 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.4168 GPIA | +71.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4641 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4403 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4661 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4675 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4657 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4241 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5783 GPIA | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5944 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6136 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5673 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5806 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6423 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.594 GPIA | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2426 GPIA | 0.2426 GPIA | 0.2426 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.451 GPIA | 0.4168 GPIA | 0.4675 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5623 GPIA | 0.4241 GPIA | 0.6423 GPIA | 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 0.594 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 0.6423 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2426 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 123rd out of 137 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 27.4%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release