Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay
Paraguay: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 56.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay is 56.7%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay peaked at 68.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2005.
That places Paraguay 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.4% | — |
| 1965 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 68.0% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 66.6% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 63.7% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 65.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.9% | 65.4% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.9% | 67.7% | 68.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 65.6% | 66.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 63.7% | 65.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 55.8% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 56.7% | 56.7% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Paraguay was 56.7% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Paraguay ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)