Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Pakistan
Pakistan: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 72.73 % in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Pakistan, 2005–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Pakistan stood at 72.73 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Pakistan peaked at 75.66 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69.15 %, in 2005.
That places Pakistan 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, 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, urban — Value — All age in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.15 % | — |
| 2006 | 71.77 % | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 70.12 % | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 71.13 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.32 % | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 72.38 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 72.78 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 74.8 % | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 75.66 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.36 % | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 72.73 % | +0.5% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 72.73 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.67 %, 89% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 72.73 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.46 %, 75% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.9 % | 69.15 % | 72.32 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.31 % | 72.36 % | 75.66 % | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 43.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Pakistan?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Pakistan was 72.73 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.66 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.15 % in 2005.
- How does Pakistan rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- Pakistan ranks 40th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.