Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.61 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Pakistan, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.61 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Pakistan peaked at 0.61 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.36 LPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 44th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.36 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.44 LPIA | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.52 LPIA | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.55 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.53 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.59 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.55 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.56 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.54 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.57 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.55 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.55 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.58 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.61 LPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.44 LPIA | 0.44 LPIA | 0.44 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.548 LPIA | 0.52 LPIA | 0.59 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.57 LPIA | 0.54 LPIA | 0.61 LPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 42 Egypt 0.78 LPIA compare
- 42 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.78 LPIA compare
- 44 Togo 0.61 LPIA compare
- 46 Benin 0.55 LPIA compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.55 LPIA compare
More education data for Pakistan
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.101 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Pakistan?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Pakistan was 0.61 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release