Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 89.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Paraguay peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2002.
Paraguay ranks 49th 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, female in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.8% | — |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 70.7% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 43.1% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 70.7% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 84.3% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 89.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Paraguay was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- Paraguay ranks 49th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release