Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9717 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9717 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
85th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.9836 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.84 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
29
1972–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay stood at 0.9717 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay peaked at 0.9836 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.84 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 85th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 gender in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.84 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.8771 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9162 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9163 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9123 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9219 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9596 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9561 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9352 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9279 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9248 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9268 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9362 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9358 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9466 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9736 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9691 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9809 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9711 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9647 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9741 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9725 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9721 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.973 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9659 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9836 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9826 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9717 GPIA | -1.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.9717 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.9717 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.84 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8771 GPIA | 0.8771 GPIA | 0.8771 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9149 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 0.9163 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.936 GPIA | 0.9219 GPIA | 0.9596 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9698 GPIA | 0.9466 GPIA | 0.9809 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9752 GPIA | 0.9659 GPIA | 0.9836 GPIA | 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 0.9717 GPIA 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 0.9836 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Paraguay ranks 85th out of 134 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 0.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release