Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan
Pakistan: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.45 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan is 0.45 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan peaked at 0.45 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.18 LPIA, in 1981.
Pakistan ranks 45th of 55 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, female, adjusted location in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.18 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.26 LPIA | +44.4% |
| 2005 | 0.32 LPIA | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.34 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.32 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.37 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 0.34 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.36 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.35 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.37 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.37 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.37 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.39 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.44 LPIA | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.45 LPIA | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.18 LPIA | 0.18 LPIA | 0.18 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.26 LPIA | 0.26 LPIA | 0.26 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.338 LPIA | 0.32 LPIA | 0.37 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3875 LPIA | 0.35 LPIA | 0.45 LPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 440,233 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan was 0.45 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.45 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Pakistan ranks 45th out of 55 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release