Pakistan Literacy Rate 1981-2024
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.
- Pakistan literacy rate for 2019 was 58.00%, a 0.99% increase from 2018.
- Pakistan literacy rate for 2018 was 57.01%, a 2.12% decline from 2017.
- Pakistan literacy rate for 2017 was 59.13%, a 2.15% increase from 2014.
- Pakistan literacy rate for 2014 was 56.98%, a 1.38% increase from 2013.
| Pakistan Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
58.00% |
0.99% |
| 2018 |
57.01% |
-2.12% |
| 2017 |
59.13% |
2.15% |
| 2014 |
56.98% |
1.38% |
| 2013 |
55.60% |
-1.17% |
| 2012 |
56.76% |
2.03% |
| 2011 |
54.74% |
-0.64% |
| 2010 |
55.38% |
0.48% |
| 2009 |
54.89% |
-0.63% |
| 2008 |
55.53% |
3.39% |
| 2007 |
52.14% |
-2.01% |
| 2006 |
54.15% |
4.28% |
| 2005 |
49.87% |
7.17% |
| 1998 |
42.70% |
16.97% |
| 1981 |
25.73% |
16.97% |
