Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Paraguay, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 96.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Paraguay peaked at 96.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1982.
That places Paraguay 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 72.2% | — |
| 1992 | 88.5% | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 88.8% | 93.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.6% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.5% | 96.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Paraguay?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Paraguay was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Paraguay ranks 33rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release