Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan
Pakistan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 26.1% 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 26.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2018.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Pakistan peaked at 27.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1972.
That places Pakistan 114th out of 142 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.4% | 23.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.9% | 27.7% | 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 26.1% 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 27.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1972.
- How does Pakistan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Pakistan ranks 114th out of 142 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 13.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release