Literacy rate in Paraguay in 2024 — 94.86%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 29. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 16.4 pp.
1982–2024 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Paraguay
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.86 | — |
| 2020 | 94.54 | +1.33 pp |
| 2019 | 93.21 | −0.81 pp |
| 2018 | 94.02 | — |
| 2016 | 94.65 | −0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 95.55 | +0.52 pp |
| 2014 | 95.03 | −0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 95.06 | +0.86 pp |
| 2012 | 94.2 | — |
| 2010 | 93.87 | +0.12 pp |
| 2009 | 93.75 | +0.46 pp |
| 2008 | 93.29 | −1.27 pp |
| 2007 | 94.56 | — |
| 1992 | 90.27 | — |
| 1982 | 78.46 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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