Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan stood at 1.02 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 1.02 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2597 index, in 1981.
That places Pakistan 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2597 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2777 index | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2928 index | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3077 index | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3214 index | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3379 index | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3551 index | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3709 index | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3908 index | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4098 index | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4292 index | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4484 index | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4672 index | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4932 index | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5235 index | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5559 index | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.584 index | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6109 index | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6385 index | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6617 index | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6803 index | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6925 index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7071 index | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.723 index | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7396 index | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7553 index | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7661 index | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7778 index | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7949 index | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8114 index | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8274 index | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8438 index | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8535 index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8616 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8691 index | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.877 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8925 index | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9106 index | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9283 index | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9446 index | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.963 index | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9769 index | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9912 index | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | +1.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.02 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.02 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3238 index | 0.2597 index | 0.3908 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5161 index | 0.4098 index | 0.6385 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7298 index | 0.6617 index | 0.7949 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8675 index | 0.8114 index | 0.9283 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9826 index | 0.9446 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2597 index in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.