Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female was 83.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Paraguay is 83.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Paraguay peaked at 86.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 22nd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 73.3% | — |
| 2002 | 66.6% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 83.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 78.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.2% | 66.6% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 73.6% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 78.3% | 83.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Paraguay?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Paraguay was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female?
- Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release