Lower secondary completion in Pakistan

In Pakistan, 53.8% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2021.

Measure: Completion rate, lower secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2007 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Pakistan, 2021 53.8% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2018 +4.2percentage points 2018: 49.6%

Lower secondary completion in Pakistan over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, lower secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2007 to 2021
Period Pakistan
2021 53.8%
2018 49.6%
2012 45.6%
2007 41.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 49.6% in 2018, a change of +4.2 percentage points.
  • Since 2007, when it was 41.4%, the figure has changed by +12.4 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2007 to 2021 for Pakistan
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org