Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Paraguay

Paraguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 27.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
27.2%
World rank
22nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 1995
All-time low
10.7%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Paraguay, 1960–2010

1015202530351960198520101960: 10.71965: 11.11970: 13.51975: 16.41980: 18.61985: 221990: 231995: 32.72000: 232005: 22.52010: 27.2

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Paraguay stood at 27.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Paraguay peaked at 32.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1960.

Paraguay ranks 22nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Paraguay, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 10.7%
1965 11.1% +3.3%
1970 13.5% +22.1%
1975 16.4% +21.9%
1980 18.6% +13.1%
1985 22.0% +18.1%
1990 23.0% +4.8%
1995 32.7% +42.2%
2000 23.0% -29.7%
2005 22.5% -2.4%
2010 27.2% +21.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.9% 10.7% 11.1% 2
1970s 15.0% 13.5% 16.4% 2
1980s 20.3% 18.6% 22.0% 2
1990s 27.9% 23.0% 32.7% 2
2000s 22.8% 22.5% 23.0% 2
2010s 27.2% 27.2% 27.2% 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 19 Colombia 28.9% compare
  2. 20 Lesotho 28.4% compare
  3. 21 Thailand 27.8% compare
  4. 23 Trinidad and Tobago 27.1% compare
  5. 24 Malta 26.4% compare
  6. 25 Sudan 25.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Paraguay?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Paraguay was 27.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1960.
How does Paraguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary