Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA 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 … male primary location LPIA 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% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.7905 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9262 LPIA, 85% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.7905 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7905 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +116.2% | 0.2272 LPIA | 0.4912 LPIA |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.59 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 86.67 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release