Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) (lower) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) (lower) was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay stood at 88.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 50th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) (lower) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.1% | — |
| 2002 | 41.8% | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +42.3% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +1.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 88.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 88.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.4%, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) (lower) in Paraguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +42.3% | 41.8% | 59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 41.8% | 72.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 69.8% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 81.8% | 88.0% | 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 completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Paraguay was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 50th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release