Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 81.4% 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 81.4%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Paraguay peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1972.
Paraguay ranks 97th of 134 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 37.1% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 50.1% | 59.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 58.9% | 69.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 71.2% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 78.9% | 81.4% | 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 81.4% 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 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Paraguay ranks 97th 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 9.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release