Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male 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 98th of 135 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 male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 24.7% | — |
| 1982 | 37.1% | +50.2% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +35.1% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 58.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 81.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 81.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male 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 | +50.2% | 24.7% | 37.1% |
| 1992 | +35.1% | 37.1% | 50.1% |
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
- 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 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 98th out of 135 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