Literacy rate, adult total in Paraguay
Paraguay: Literacy rate, adult total was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult total in Paraguay, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult total in Paraguay stood at 94.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult total in Paraguay peaked at 95.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1982.
That places Paraguay 36th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult total in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 78.5% | — |
| 1992 | 90.3% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 94.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 94.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.9%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 93.3% | 94.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.2% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.5% | 94.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 literacy rate, adult total in Paraguay?
- Literacy rate, adult total in Paraguay was 94.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult total recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult total recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for literacy rate, adult total?
- Paraguay ranks 36th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult total rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.