Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay
Paraguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 28.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay is 28.2%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay peaked at 33.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1960.
Paraguay ranks 17th 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.3% | — |
| 1965 | 10.8% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 13.6% | +25.6% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | +24.6% |
| 1980 | 18.9% | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | +48.0% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.3% | 13.6% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 18.9% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 22.8% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay was 28.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1960.
- How does Paraguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Paraguay ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary