Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan

Pakistan: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.4977 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4977 LPIA
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.4977 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.1832 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2017

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan, 1981–2017

00.10.20.30.40.51981199920171981: 0.183 LPIA1998: 0.333 LPIA2005: 0.407 LPIA2006: 0.447 LPIA2007: 0.426 LPIA2008: 0.475 LPIA2009: 0.445 LPIA2010: 0.46 LPIA2011: 0.446 LPIA2012: 0.478 LPIA2013: 0.471 LPIA2014: 0.476 LPIA2017: 0.498 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan is 0.4977 LPIA, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan peaked at 0.4977 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1832 LPIA, in 1981.

That places Pakistan 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Pakistan, 1981 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.1832 LPIA
1998 0.3326 LPIA +81.6%
2005 0.4069 LPIA +22.3%
2006 0.4472 LPIA +9.9%
2007 0.4259 LPIA -4.7%
2008 0.4753 LPIA +11.6%
2009 0.4448 LPIA -6.4%
2010 0.4603 LPIA +3.5%
2011 0.4464 LPIA -3.0%
2012 0.4777 LPIA +7.0%
2013 0.4706 LPIA -1.5%
2014 0.4758 LPIA +1.1%
2017 0.4977 LPIA +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1832 LPIA 0.1832 LPIA 0.1832 LPIA 1
1990s 0.3326 LPIA 0.3326 LPIA 0.3326 LPIA 1
2000s 0.44 LPIA 0.4069 LPIA 0.4753 LPIA 5
2010s 0.4714 LPIA 0.4464 LPIA 0.4977 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 31 Senegal 0.6073 LPIA compare
  2. 32 Morocco 0.5785 LPIA compare
  3. 33 Mozambique 0.5005 LPIA compare
  4. 35 Mali 0.3161 LPIA compare
  5. 36 Burkina Faso 0.2866 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Pakistan was 0.4977 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4977 LPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1832 LPIA in 1981.
How does Pakistan rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
Pakistan ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 331 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/