Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay stood at 96.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay peaked at 96.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1982.
That places Paraguay 37th 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, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 78.5% | — |
| 1992 | 91.8% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5% | 78.5% | 78.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 91.6% | 95.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 95.0% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.7% | 96.5% | 5 |
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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, male in Paraguay?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay was 96.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Paraguay ranks 37th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release