Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9932 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Paraguay is 0.9932 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Paraguay peaked at 0.9932 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9016 GPIA, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 51st of 98 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9016 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9788 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9751 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9893 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9884 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9838 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9886 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9016 GPIA | 0.9016 GPIA | 0.9016 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9801 GPIA | 0.9751 GPIA | 0.9893 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 GPIA | 0.9838 GPIA | 0.9929 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9923 GPIA | 0.9932 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,211 (2010)
- 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)
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 0.9932 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 0.9932 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9016 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Paraguay ranks 51st out of 98 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 0.5%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release