Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both was 95.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 95.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Paraguay peaked at 97.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, richest quintile, both in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 75.1% | — |
| 2002 | 72.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 72.9% | 87.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 83.7% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 89.9% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both in Paraguay was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release