Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay stood at 88.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay peaked at 88.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 77th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 47.3% | — |
| 1998 | 74.1% | +56.7% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 74.1% | 77.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 74.0% | 81.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 82.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.2% | 88.3% | 5 |
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 88.3% 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 88.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Paraguay ranks 77th out of 108 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 4.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release