Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 80.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 80.2% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay peaked at 80.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 98th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.7% | — |
| 1982 | 34.8% | +53.7% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +37.9% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 56.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 80.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 80.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +53.7% | 22.7% | 34.8% |
| 1992 | +37.9% | 34.8% | 48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 48.0% | 57.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 56.5% | 67.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 69.3% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 77.5% | 80.2% | 5 |
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 80.2% 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 80.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Paraguay ranks 98th out of 137 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 9.3%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release