Pakistan - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Pakistan was 65.19 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 67.54 in 2017, while its lowest value was 23.83 in 1981.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 23.83 |
| 1998 | 43.11 |
| 2005 | 53.09 |
| 2006 | 58.37 |
| 2007 | 56.78 |
| 2008 | 61.25 |
| 2009 | 61.46 |
| 2010 | 62.30 |
| 2011 | 63.14 |
| 2012 | 64.47 |
| 2013 | 63.44 |
| 2014 | 65.55 |
| 2017 | 67.54 |
| 2018 | 64.35 |
| 2019 | 65.19 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Pakistan was 79.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 81.26 in 2017, while its lowest value was 44.50 in 1981.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 44.50 |
| 1998 | 67.15 |
| 2005 | 76.65 |
| 2006 | 79.10 |
| 2007 | 75.24 |
| 2008 | 79.42 |
| 2009 | 79.14 |
| 2010 | 79.50 |
| 2011 | 78.04 |
| 2012 | 80.29 |
| 2013 | 79.40 |
| 2014 | 79.77 |
| 2017 | 81.26 |
| 2018 | 79.78 |
| 2019 | 79.73 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Pakistan was 72.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 74.53 in 2017, while its lowest value was 34.78 in 1981.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 34.78 |
| 1998 | 55.33 |
| 2005 | 65.09 |
| 2006 | 69.17 |
| 2007 | 66.28 |
| 2008 | 71.11 |
| 2009 | 70.68 |
| 2010 | 71.26 |
| 2011 | 70.77 |
| 2012 | 72.58 |
| 2013 | 71.64 |
| 2014 | 72.80 |
| 2017 | 74.53 |
| 2018 | 71.99 |
| 2019 | 72.70 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Pakistan was 46.49 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 46.49 in 2019, while its lowest value was 14.77 in 1981.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 14.77 |
| 1998 | 29.04 |
| 2005 | 35.37 |
| 2006 | 39.61 |
| 2007 | 38.46 |
| 2008 | 40.08 |
| 2009 | 40.31 |
| 2010 | 41.02 |
| 2011 | 41.98 |
| 2012 | 43.07 |
| 2013 | 41.97 |
| 2014 | 44.28 |
| 2017 | 46.47 |
| 2018 | 45.40 |
| 2019 | 46.49 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Pakistan was 69.29 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 71.12 in 2017, while its lowest value was 35.38 in 1981.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 35.38 |
| 1998 | 55.30 |
| 2005 | 64.06 |
| 2006 | 67.65 |
| 2007 | 65.00 |
| 2008 | 68.87 |
| 2009 | 68.63 |
| 2010 | 68.90 |
| 2011 | 66.99 |
| 2012 | 69.86 |
| 2013 | 68.63 |
| 2014 | 69.07 |
| 2017 | 71.12 |
| 2018 | 69.28 |
| 2019 | 69.29 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Pakistan was 58.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 59.13 in 2017, while its lowest value was 25.73 in 1981.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.73 |
| 1998 | 42.70 |
| 2005 | 49.87 |
| 2006 | 54.15 |
| 2007 | 52.14 |
| 2008 | 55.53 |
| 2009 | 54.89 |
| 2010 | 55.38 |
| 2011 | 54.74 |
| 2012 | 56.76 |
| 2013 | 55.59 |
| 2014 | 56.98 |
| 2017 | 59.13 |
| 2018 | 57.01 |
| 2019 | 58.00 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
