Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9769 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Paraguay is 0.9769 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Paraguay peaked at 0.9769 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8398 LPIA, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 52nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.8398 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9506 LPIA | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9506 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9648 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9539 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9554 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.965 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9593 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9646 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9643 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9714 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9704 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9715 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9769 LPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8398 LPIA | 0.8398 LPIA | 0.8398 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.955 LPIA | 0.9506 LPIA | 0.9648 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9643 LPIA | 0.9554 LPIA | 0.9714 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9742 LPIA | 0.9715 LPIA | 0.9769 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
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 0.9769 LPIA 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 0.9769 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8398 LPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd out of 95 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 1.8%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release