Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan
Pakistan: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Pakistan recorded 1.06 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan peaked at 1.06 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3152 index, in 1981.
That places Pakistan 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3152 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3351 index | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.351 index | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.369 index | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3869 index | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4051 index | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4248 index | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4439 index | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4656 index | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4927 index | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5199 index | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5494 index | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5768 index | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6049 index | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.631 index | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6569 index | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6823 index | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7051 index | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.725 index | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7421 index | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7603 index | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7779 index | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7964 index | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8104 index | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8208 index | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8307 index | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8439 index | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8571 index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8707 index | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8829 index | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8941 index | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.902 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9096 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9168 index | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9245 index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9344 index | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9475 index | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9629 index | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9766 index | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9939 index | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 index | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 1.06 index | +1.1% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.06 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.06 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3885 index | 0.3152 index | 0.4656 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6144 index | 0.4927 index | 0.725 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.811 index | 0.7421 index | 0.8707 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9251 index | 0.8829 index | 0.9766 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 0.9939 index | 1.06 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Pakistan was 1.06 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3152 index in 1981.
- How does Pakistan rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Pakistan ranks 38th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.