Population with tertiary education — all countries

Population with tertiary education — Pakistan

Population with tertiary education in Pakistan in 2021 — 9.93%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 84. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 6.53 pp.

2021 9.93% +0.98 pp vs 2019
World rank 64of 84
Period maximum 9.93%2021
Period minimum 1.89%1981

Trend over time

1972–2021 · % of population aged 25+

Population with tertiary education — Pakistan, 1972–202102.557.510197219771982198719921997200220072012201720211972: 3.4%1981: 1.89%2005: 3.92%2006: 6.3%2007: 5.37%2008: 6.07%2009: 6.67%2010: 6.97%2011: 7.4%2012: 7.54%2013: 7.99%2014: 8.75%2015: 8.07%2016: 8.25%2017: 8.65%2018: 3.89%2019: 8.95%2021: 9.93%
Change over the period: +6.53 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp
Population with tertiary education — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 9.93
2019 8.95 +5.06 pp
2018 3.89 −4.76 pp
2017 8.65 +0.4 pp
2016 8.25 +0.19 pp
2015 8.07 −0.69 pp
2014 8.75 +0.76 pp
2013 7.99 +0.45 pp
2012 7.54 +0.14 pp
2011 7.4 +0.42 pp
2010 6.97 +0.3 pp
2009 6.67 +0.6 pp
2008 6.07 +0.71 pp
2007 5.37 −0.93 pp
2006 6.3 +2.38 pp
2005 3.92
1981 1.89
1972 3.4

Southern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 25 and older that has completed education at the bachelor's level or above. It differs fundamentally from tertiary enrollment: enrollment counts current students, while this indicator is the accumulated result of past decades, so it changes slowly and reflects not the policy of today but the state of the system twenty or thirty years ago.

Important: An accumulated stock, not the current flow: a country whose tertiary enrollment has grown quickly will keep catching up on this indicator for another generation.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.