Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
16th
of 87 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.92 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
26
1982–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay peaked at 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.92 GPIA, in 1982.
Paraguay ranks 16th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.92 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.96 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9642 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9815 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.974 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9793 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9796 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9724 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9906 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9864 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9779 GPIA | 0.9642 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.9906 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9985 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 15 Chile 1.01 GPIA compare
- 16 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Maldives 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 344,542 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release