Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 80.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 80.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay peaked at 81.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 52nd out of 87 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, rural, both sexes in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33.0% | — |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +73.1% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.9% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 80.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 26.7% | 57.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 58.3% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 74.2% | 81.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More education data for Paraguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 570,654 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34,694 (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.5148 % change on previous year (2004)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 285,048 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0098 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 285,606 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 216,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Paraguay was 80.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release