Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Pakistan
Pakistan: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 58.86 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
58.86
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
116th
of 128 countries
All-time high
59.13
in 2017
All-time low
17.5
in 1950
Years of data
17
1950β2021
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Pakistan, 1950β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 58.86 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2021.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Pakistan peaked at 59.13 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1950.
That places Pakistan 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 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 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 83.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Pakistan?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Pakistan was 58.86 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.13 in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1950.
- How does Pakistan rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Pakistan ranks 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling 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 rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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