Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay

Paraguay: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 95.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
95.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
39th
of 83 countries
All-time high
96.7%
in 2015
All-time low
78.5%
in 1982
Years of data
13
1982–2018

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

0204060801001982200020181982: 78.5 %1992: 91.8 %2002: 93.6 %2007: 95.7 %2008: 94.4 %2009: 94.3 %2010: 95 %2012: 95 %2013: 96.1 %2014: 96 %2015: 96.7 %2016: 96 %2018: 95.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay stood at 95.7%.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay peaked at 96.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1982.

Paraguay ranks 39th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 78.5% 78.5% 78.5% 1
1990s 91.8% 91.8% 91.8% 1
2000s 94.5% 93.6% 95.7% 4
2010s 95.8% 95.0% 96.7% 7

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 36 Sao Tome and Principe 96.3% compare
  2. 37 Suriname 96.2% compare
  3. 38 Viet Nam 96.1% compare
  4. 40 Colombia 95.3% compare
  5. 41 Ecuador 94.7% compare
  6. 42 Thailand 94.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Paraguay was 95.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1982.
How does Paraguay rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
Paraguay ranks 39th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,219 data points, 1970–2019
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Percentage of the male population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.