Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Paraguay
Paraguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.4877 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 0.4877 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Paraguay peaked at 0.4877 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.086 LPIA, in 1972.
That places Paraguay 68th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.086 LPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.1467 LPIA | +70.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1752 LPIA | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.18 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1729 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2264 LPIA | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 0.265 LPIA | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2676 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3016 LPIA | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.254 LPIA | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1591 LPIA | -37.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2478 LPIA | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2984 LPIA | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2546 LPIA | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2852 LPIA | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3271 LPIA | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3684 LPIA | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3222 LPIA | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3993 LPIA | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 0.421 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4308 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4327 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4877 LPIA | +12.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.4877 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6445 LPIA, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.4877 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4877 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.086 LPIA | 0.086 LPIA | 0.086 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.161 LPIA | 0.1467 LPIA | 0.1752 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2283 LPIA | 0.1591 LPIA | 0.3016 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3355 LPIA | 0.2478 LPIA | 0.4308 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4602 LPIA | 0.4327 LPIA | 0.4877 LPIA | 2 |
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 0.4877 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 0.4877 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.086 LPIA in 1972.
- How does Paraguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Paraguay ranks 68th out of 103 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 49.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release