Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7905 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay stood at 0.7905 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay peaked at 0.7905 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2272 LPIA, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 73rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2272 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.4912 LPIA | +116.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5005 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5448 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5498 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5821 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6101 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6204 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6239 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6656 LPIA | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6406 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6422 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6697 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.675 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6434 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7077 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7025 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7161 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7045 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7278 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.715 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7339 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.771 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7905 LPIA | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2272 LPIA | 0.2272 LPIA | 0.2272 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4959 LPIA | 0.4912 LPIA | 0.5005 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6089 LPIA | 0.5448 LPIA | 0.6656 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6996 LPIA | 0.6434 LPIA | 0.7339 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7807 LPIA | 0.771 LPIA | 0.7905 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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay was 0.7905 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7905 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2272 LPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Paraguay ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, 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