Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 58.86 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
58.86
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
79th
of 89 countries
All-time high
59.13
in 2017
All-time low
25.73
in 1981
Years of data
16
1981β2021
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Pakistan, 1981β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 58.86 for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 59.13 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.73, in 1981.
That places Pakistan 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.73 | 25.73 | 25.73 | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.7 | 42.7 | 42.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.32 | 49.87 | 55.53 | 5 |
| 2010s | 56.7 | 54.74 | 59.13 | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.86 | 58.86 | 58.86 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 445,877 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Pakistan?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Pakistan was 58.86 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.13 in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.73 in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 79th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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