Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 17.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan is 17.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 17.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2005.
Pakistan ranks 84th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.1% | — |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +25.9% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.1% | 15.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.4% | 17.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
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 17.8% in 2021, 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 17.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release