Adolescents out of school, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Adolescents out of school, male was 15.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, male in Paraguay, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 15.8% for adolescents out of school, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Paraguay peaked at 17.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2010.
That places Paraguay 55th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.0% | — |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 15.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.5% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 13.6% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,286 (2012)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 109,864 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,763 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 710,209 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Paraguay?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Paraguay was 15.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- How does Paraguay rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Paraguay ranks 55th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.