Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9818 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 0.9818 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Paraguay peaked at 0.9818 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8754 LPIA, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 49th of 83 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 | 0.8754 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9626 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9586 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9719 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9717 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9641 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9685 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9691 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9773 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9721 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9782 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9748 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.975 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9818 LPIA | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8754 LPIA | 0.8754 LPIA | 0.8754 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9662 LPIA | 0.9586 LPIA | 0.9719 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.972 LPIA | 0.9641 LPIA | 0.9782 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9784 LPIA | 0.975 LPIA | 0.9818 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 344,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365,667 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0528 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5148 % change on previous year (2004)
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 0.9818 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 0.9818 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8754 LPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Paraguay ranks 49th out of 83 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 1.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release