Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number) in Paraguay

Paraguay: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number) was 69,017 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
69,017 number
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
54th
of 83 countries
All-time high
123,594 number
in 1982
All-time low
48,553 number
in 2015
Years of data
13
1982–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Paraguay, 1982–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1982200020181982: 123.6k number1992: 66.4k number2002: 68.2k number2007: 52.6k number2008: 69.4k number2009: 72.5k number2010: 65.3k number2012: 69.1k number2013: 55.6k number2014: 57.5k number2015: 48.6k number2016: 60.7k number2018: 69.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 69,017 number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Paraguay peaked at 123,594 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 48,553 number, in 2015.

Paraguay ranks 54th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number) in Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number) in Paraguay, 1982 to 2018.
Year number Change
1982 123,594 number —
1992 66,365 number -46.3%
2002 68,200 number +2.8%
2007 52,604 number -22.9%
2008 69,386 number +31.9%
2009 72,479 number +4.5%
2010 65,327 number -9.9%
2012 69,066 number +5.7%
2013 55,646 number -19.4%
2014 57,532 number +3.4%
2015 48,553 number -15.6%
2016 60,668 number +25.0%
2018 69,017 number +13.8%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 69,017 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 210,632 number, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 69,017 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 146,693 number, 47% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 123,594 number 123,594 number 123,594 number 1
1990s 66,365 number 66,365 number 66,365 number 1
2000s 65,667 number 52,604 number 72,479 number 4
2010s 60,830 number 48,553 number 69,066 number 7

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 51 El Salvador 104,186 number compare
  2. 52 Argentina 102,052 number compare
  3. 53 Spain 88,390 number compare
  4. 55 Kuwait 59,645 number compare
  5. 56 Bolivia 59,262 number compare
  6. 57 Oman 57,277 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Paraguay?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Paraguay was 69,017 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 123,594 number in 1982.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 48,553 number in 2015.
How does Paraguay rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Paraguay ranks 54th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.