Lower secondary completion rate, total in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 55.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Pakistan, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 55.8% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Pakistan peaked at 55.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2004.
Pakistan ranks 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 28.4% | — |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 55.8% | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.4% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 33.7% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 44.9% | 55.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0989 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Pakistan?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Pakistan was 55.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2004.
- How does Pakistan rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Pakistan ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.