Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 2017
All-time low
0.99 index
in 1982
Years of data
26
1982–2024
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay is 1 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay peaked at 1.01 index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.99 index, in 1982.
That places Paraguay 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.99 index | — |
| 1992 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.999 index | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9969 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.999 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9949 index | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1 index | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 index | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1 index | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9949 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.99 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
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More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 index in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, 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 flat.
- 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.