Paraguay vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Paraguay
79.0%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
86.7%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
39th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Paraguay
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 86.7% against 79.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 39th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.8% | 39.0% | 9.8% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 48.2% | 22.2% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 65.0% | 6.8% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 78.1% | 1.4% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 85.4% | 8.4% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Paraguay or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 86.7% against 79.0% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Paraguay and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7.7%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 39th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release