Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.97 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Paraguay is 0.97 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Paraguay peaked at 0.97 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8872 LPIA, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 16th of 53 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.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8872 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8961 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8912 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8904 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9143 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9209 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.95 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.91 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.92 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.92 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9324 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.92 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.94 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.94 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.94 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.94 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9353 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.95 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.93 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.95 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9497 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9507 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9571 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9089 LPIA | 0.8872 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9348 LPIA | 0.92 LPIA | 0.95 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9555 LPIA | 0.9497 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 344,542 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365,667 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0528 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5148 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Paraguay?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Paraguay was 0.97 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8872 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release