Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay
Paraguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 73.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay stood at 73.4%.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay peaked at 80.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2001.
Paraguay ranks 13th of 36 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, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.5% | — |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +40.9% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -39.1% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +88.8% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +88.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 21.5% | 50.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 36.2% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 72.2% | 80.8% | 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, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Paraguay was 73.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2001.
- How does Paraguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Paraguay ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release