Literacy rate, adult female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Literacy rate, adult female was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Paraguay, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 94.3% for literacy rate, adult female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Paraguay peaked at 94.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1982.
That places Paraguay 39th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 75.8% | — |
| 1992 | 88.6% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 94.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 94.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.8%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.8% | 75.8% | 75.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 92.5% | 93.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 92.7% | 94.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.2% | 94.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More gender data for Paraguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,993 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2942 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,415 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,415 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 65,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 68,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 65,498 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 68,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 65,610 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Paraguay?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Paraguay was 94.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1982.
- How does Paraguay rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Paraguay ranks 39th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.