7 answers, 3 from Paraguay's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
94.9% of adults in Paraguay could read and write in 2024, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank. The 2022 census of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) found that 4.7% of people aged 15 and over had not completed second grade, down from 21.2% in 1982.
The census measure is a proxy for functional illiteracy rather than a test of reading. The adult literacy rate covers people aged 15 and over.
97.6% of children aged 6 to 14 in Paraguay were attending school at the 2022 census, and 89.4% of those aged 15 to 17, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). In 2012 the shares were 93.6% and 75.5%.
Attendance counts children enrolled and attending any formal education institution at the time of the census; the 2022 rate excludes people who did not answer the question. Adults aged 15 and over had an average of 9.8 years of schooling, up from 8.4 in 2012.
17.7% of people aged 5 and over in Paraguay had reached tertiary education, university or non-university, at the 2022 census, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The share was 11.1% in 2012 and 2.6% in 1982.
The measure counts the highest level reached, whether or not the course was completed, and is calculated over the whole population aged 5 and over, including children. 22.6% had reached secondary education as their highest level. 8.4% did not report their level in 2022, more than in earlier censuses.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 79.1%. Since 2005 it has ranged from 68.7% (2006) to 85.7% (2020). Latin America & Caribbean median: 91.6%; Paraguay is 18th highest of 22. World rank, highest first: 80th of 100.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 94.9%. Since 2007 it has ranged from 93.2% (2019) to 95.6% (2015). Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 94.7%, and Paraguay placed 6th highest of 13.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 3.5% of GDP. Its high point since 2007 was 2020, at 3.9% of GDP; its low point was 2014, at 2.6% of GDP. It is 9th highest of 11 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 3.8% of GDP. Worldwide: 28th of 36.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts the primary completion rate in Paraguay at 88.7% in 2024. Its high point since 2005 was 2009, at 101.0%; its low point was 2020, at 84.8%. It is 14th highest of 19 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 93.9%. World rank, highest first: 75th of 104.
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