Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 95.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Paraguay, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Paraguay is 95.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Paraguay peaked at 96.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 1982.
That places Paraguay 38th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 81.1% | — |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 94.1% | 95.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.8% | 96.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.9% | 95.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Paraguay?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in Paraguay was 95.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- Paraguay ranks 38th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release