Paraguay's adult literacy rose from 78.5 % in 1982 to 94.9 % in 2024.
Paraguay's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 113.0 % in 1989 to 89.4 % in 2024.
Paraguay · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Paraguay's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 89.6 % in 1982 to 98.6 % in 2024.
Paraguay's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 31.8 % in 1989 to 79.1 % in 2024.
Paraguay's tertiary enrolment rose from 4.8 % in 1971 to 37.6 % in 2010.
Paraguay's children out of school, primary rose from 24,021 in 1987 to 105,859 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −1.6 pts80th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +2.0 pts58th of 73
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +0.8 pts58th of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs87th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs88th of 145
- Learning povertyup +3.0 pts23rd of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.1 pts31st of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −5.2 pts36th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −13.2 %93rd of 140*
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