Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.4826 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay stood at 0.4826 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 0.4826 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0751 LPIA, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 72nd out of 105 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 … Educational upper location LPIA in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0751 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.1481 LPIA | +97.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1748 LPIA | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.171 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1507 LPIA | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2195 LPIA | +45.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1858 LPIA | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2592 LPIA | +39.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2837 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2873 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2514 LPIA | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1597 LPIA | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2494 LPIA | +56.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2898 LPIA | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2484 LPIA | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2967 LPIA | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.325 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3745 LPIA | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3331 LPIA | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3918 LPIA | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4078 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4182 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4438 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4331 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.451 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4776 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4826 LPIA | +1.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.4826 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5998 LPIA, 80% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.4826 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4691 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0751 LPIA | 0.0751 LPIA | 0.0751 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1615 LPIA | 0.1481 LPIA | 0.1748 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2187 LPIA | 0.1507 LPIA | 0.2873 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3335 LPIA | 0.2484 LPIA | 0.4182 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4576 LPIA | 0.4331 LPIA | 0.4826 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Paraguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay was 0.4826 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4826 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0751 LPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 72nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release