Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9901 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 0.9901 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Paraguay peaked at 0.9905 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8611 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 68th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8611 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.9136 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9514 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.983 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9707 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9698 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9643 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9877 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9825 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9786 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9905 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9901 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8611 GPIA | 0.8611 GPIA | 0.8611 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9136 GPIA | 0.9136 GPIA | 0.9136 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9514 GPIA | 0.9514 GPIA | 0.9514 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9728 GPIA | 0.9643 GPIA | 0.983 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9845 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 0.9899 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.65 % change on previous year (2010)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,695 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,999 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 130,070 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.46 % change on previous year (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 95,141 (2010)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.52 % change on previous year (2010)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Paraguay was 0.9901 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9905 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8611 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Paraguay ranks 68th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release