Nigeria vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Nigeria
4.2%
in 2021
Paraguay
5.2%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
16th
Paraguay rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Nigeria
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 5.2% against 4.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nigeria ranks 16th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 28 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 10.5% | 3.2% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 5.7% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 7.0% | 2.8% | Paraguay |
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, Nigeria or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 5.2% against 4.2% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Nigeria and Paraguay?
- 1.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Paraguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Nigeria ranks 16th and Paraguay ranks 15th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release