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.
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
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3.20 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.