Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) was 94.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
94.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
97th
of 165 countries
All-time high
94.9%
in 2025
All-time low
66.2%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Paraguay, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 94.9% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Paraguay peaked at 94.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1981.
That places Paraguay 97th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 66.2% | — |
| 1982 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 72.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 79.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 94.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 94.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.6% | 66.2% | 72.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 73.5% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 82.1% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.5% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 94.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 94 Dominican Republic 96.1% compare
- 95 Colombia 95.5% compare
- 96 Panama 95.1% compare
- 98 Kiribati 94.4% compare
- 99 Congo 93.9% compare
- 100 El Salvador 93.7% compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 93.7% compare
More education data for Paraguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Paraguay was 94.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1981.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release