Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 97.8% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay peaked at 98.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2001.
That places Paraguay 10th out of 21 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.6% | — |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 97.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.5%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 97.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 100% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 87.6% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.5% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.4% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female in Paraguay was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female?
- Paraguay ranks 10th out of 21 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release