Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Paraguay
Paraguay: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Paraguay, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 98.6% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Paraguay peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 1982.
Paraguay ranks 38th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 90.2% | — |
| 1992 | 95.9% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 95.7% | 98.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Paraguay?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Paraguay was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Paraguay ranks 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.