Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay
Paraguay: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay is 1.04 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay peaked at 1.05 index in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9567 index, in 1981.
That places Paraguay 48th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9567 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9618 index | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9674 index | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9731 index | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9775 index | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9813 index | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9826 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9847 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9875 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9907 index | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9958 index | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.04 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.04 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9747 index | 0.9567 index | 0.9875 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 0.9907 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 1.04 index | 6 |
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Paraguay was 1.04 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9567 index in 1981.
- How does Paraguay rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Paraguay ranks 48th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.