Paraguay vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Paraguay
20.4%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
20.0%
in 2025
Paraguay rank
52nd
Zimbabwe rank
53rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Paraguay
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 20.4% against 20.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Paraguay ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 25.4% | 15.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 26.4% | 18.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 24.3% | 7.7% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Paraguay or Zimbabwe?
- Paraguay, at 20.4% against 20.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Paraguay and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release