Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan
Pakistan: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.84 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, 1981–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.84 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan peaked at 0.84 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.54 GPIA, in 1981.
That places Pakistan 87th out of 96 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.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.54 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.64 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 0.69 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.74 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.77 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.81 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.81 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.54 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.64 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.746 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8087 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.84 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 84 Cameroon 0.87 GPIA compare
- 84 Gambia 0.87 GPIA compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 0.87 GPIA compare
- 88 Mozambique 0.8348 GPIA compare
- 89 Liberia 0.8332 GPIA compare
- 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.78 GPIA compare
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Pakistan was 0.84 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Pakistan ranks 87th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release