Share of children who have completed primary school in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of children who have completed primary school was 94.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Paraguay, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Paraguay is 94.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Paraguay peaked at 94.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1981.
Paraguay ranks 97th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 66.2% | — |
| 1982 | 67.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 72.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 78.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 79.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 94.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 94.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.6% | 66.2% | 72.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 73.5% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 82.1% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.5% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 94.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 94 Dominican Republic 96.1% compare
- 95 Colombia 95.5% compare
- 96 Panama 95.1% compare
- 98 Kiribati 94.4% compare
- 99 Congo 93.9% compare
- 100 El Salvador 93.7% compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 93.7% compare
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Paraguay?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Paraguay was 94.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1981.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.